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Philippine Senator Imee Marcos convened with the awardees of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) Program and beneficiaries of the Enhanced Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita Financial Grant Assistance Program on March 9 in Silay City, Negros Occidental. Seven farmers’ groups composed of 18 farmer-members are recipients of the Enhanced Kadiwa Financial […]

The provincial government of Antique gives full support to the Malusog Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to institutionalize the deployment, commercial propagation, consumption, and promotion of the beta carotene-enriched rice. On February 23, the Antique Provincial Board passed a resolution supporting the

Targeting to showcase various recipes that use carabao milk and to share the success stories of farmers who have embraced programs on carabao and dairy production, the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at West Visayas State University (WVSU) mounted a cooking contest and a farmers’ forum on March 3, 2023, at the Semana sang Mangunguma in

As the Department of Agriculture (DA) Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program concludes its first phase after a six-year of implementation since 2017, the National Program Management Office (NPMO) recognized the key regional partners and top development workers across the country during the ‘Pagtanyag: Pagkilala sa Dedikasyon at Paglilingkod’ awarding event on March 2

To strengthen the capacities of barangays toward sustainable agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) launched the Halina’t Magtanim ng Prutas at Gulay (HAPAG) Kadiwa Ay Yaman (KAY) Plants for Bountiful Barangays Movement (PBBM) urban farming program in Brgy. Balabag, Pavia, Iloilo on March 1. The

To enable rice growers to apply sufficient urea fertilizer to their crops, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas and the Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) held a mass distribution of P5,350,422.00-worth of Fertilizer Discount Vouchers (FDV) on February 24 in the Municipality of San Rafael, Iloilo, which served a total of 1,093 beneficiaries. DA OIC-Regional

Recognizing the fast movement of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus affecting already the neighboring provinces, the Antique Provincial Veterinary Office (ProVet) convened all Municipal Agriculturists for a consultative meeting on February 25, 2023, at Antique Provincial Capitol. “We need to protect our swine industry. Isa ini sa mga importante nga pangabuhian sang mga Antiqueῆo.

“Dako giud ang amon kalipay kay natalupangdan man ang municipality of Tobias Fornier paagi sa sini nga kahiwatan. Ang ini nga selebrasyon isa ka pamaagi nga mapakita man ang duna nga kultura sa amon banwa kag makatib-ong sang mga produkto sang aton mga lokal nga mangunguma kag mangingisda paagi sa paghiwat sang Agro-Industrial Fair nga

As a government’s move to ensure high yield amid the soaring fertilizer prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas allocated P635,617,356.00 worth of Fertilizer Discount Vouchers (FDV) to eligible rice farmers who planted palay this 2022-2023 dry cropping season. Inadequate nitrogen fertilizer application limits the attainment of the potential of the region to increase