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DA-F2C2 Program awards P100-K prize to women’s cooperative in

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The Department of Agriculture Western Visayas (DA-WV) F2C2 Program recently turned over the PhP100,000 business capital grant to Progressive Women Agrarian Reform Cooperative (PWARC) as the beneficiary of the fund bagged by the DA-F2C2 delegate as the best business plan during the business plan training organized by the Agricultural Training Institute Regional Training Center VI […]

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Oton ASF-affected hog raisers receive P1.6-M aid from Iloilo govt

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Aiming to regain the hog industry in Oton, Iloilo after being affected by African Swine Fever (ASF), the Iloilo Provincial Government turned over a financial assistance amounting to P1,646,000.00 for 189 hog raisers on January 19, 2023. This is the first batch of distribution after the rigid validation of the Provincial Veterinary Office (ProVet) for

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APOPA is the first PGS group certifying body in WV

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The Department of Agriculture Western Visayas together with the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) awards a certificate of accreditation to APOPA ( Aklan Provincial Organic Producers Association) as Organic Certifying Body (OCB) in Estancia, Aklan , January 13, 2023. APOPA is now considered a legal entity, accredited by DA-BAFS to perform the necessary

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Miagao farmers set sights on recovering from onion losses last year

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The bulb onion farmers in Miagao, Iloilo have already started planting bulb onions early this year with high hopes to bounce back from production losses they encountered in 2022 and to reach the potential yield this coming harvest season in the month of June. During an interview in Bombo Radyo Iloilo, Miagao Onion Coordinator April

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Negros Occidental receives mobile disinfection unit from DA-WV, BAI

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Asserting its continuous fight against the threat of African Swine Fever (ASF) to the livestock industry in the region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas turned over one unit of mobile disinfection unit to the Province of Negros Occidental on January 9, 2023. This disinfection vehicle was procured by the DA- Bureau of Animal

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‘Babaye, Ka-Agri’ exhibit features WV top rural women, entrepreneurs

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In observance of the 2022 National Women’s Month, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas features the outstanding rural women farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, and women prime movers in the agri-fishery sector in a week-long exhibit dubbed as “Babaye, Ka-Agri” at SM City Iloilo. DA Western Visayas Regional Executive Director Remelyn Recoter said the celebration seeks to

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