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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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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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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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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