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DA-AMIA CIS Workshop empowers AEWs to create climate-resilient farmers

The Department of Agriculture conducted a training and workshop entitled “Climate Information System,” organized by the Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA). This three-day trainig, held at the MO2 Westown Hotel from July 29 to 31, aimed to educate Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) with the knowledge and skills to utilize modern technology for monitoring […]

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El Niño-affected farmers in Iloilo receive P50-M Presidential assistance

Farmers and fishers in Iloilo Province who suffered significant agricultural production losses because of El Niño have been granted P50 million in financial aid under the President’s Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families (PAFFF) program. The first batch of approximately 2,860 recipients from the municipalities of Igbaras, Banate, Mina, Estancia, Calinog, Bingawan, Dingle, and Barotac

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Capiz empowers local farmers with Training on Cacao Post-Harvest Processing

To enhance the local cacao industry, around 20 cacao farm owners and growers from across Capiz participated in a training on cacao post-harvest processing, fermentation, and drying. This event was organized and funded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in collaboration with the Capiz Cacao Producers Cooperative (CCPC) and the Department of Agriculture

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Innovate Visayas Roadshow features modern farm mech

The Innovate Visayas Roadshow displayed the latest agricultural mechanization breakthroughs that could boost productivity among Filipino farmers. With a theme of “Food Security through Right Mechanization,” this event highlighted the cutting-edge features of different machines that could strengthen farm mechanization by reducing cost, efficiency, and affordability for local farmers. Eight hundred farmers from all over

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Western Visayas Agri-Info Officers train on new communication trends

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas recently hosted an informative workshop in Banga, Aklan, from July 22 to 24, aimed at enhancing the communication capabilities of information officers from DA-attached bureaus and agencies, provincial counterparts, and farmcasters. This forward-thinking event focused on three key areas: AI broadcasting, social media design, and smartphone photography. These

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DA-PhilMech grants 4WD tractors to Iloilo farmers’ groups

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) distributed four units of four-wheel drive tractors worth P9.2 million to four farmer group beneficiaries of Iloilo Province during the Innovate Visayas Roadshow on July 24 at Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center, Jaro, Iloilo City. The interventions provided under the DA’s

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PBBM inaugurates Jalaur River dams

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. inaugurated on July 16 the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Calinog, Iloilo, which the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has tagged as the largest water reservoir project outside Luzon. Costing nearly P20 billion, JRMP II aims to enhance irrigation development, environmental and watershed management, and institutional development.

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