The Organic Agriculture Program (OAP) of the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas (DA-WV) recently conducted an evaluation of livelihood project proposals submitted by organic practitioners, associations, and cooperatives in the region. According to Andrew Palomar, Agriculturist II and OAP Focal Person, the initiative is part of the agency’s efforts to boost the supply of organic […]
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Young artist from the Province of Aklan will represent Western Visayas in the upcoming National On the Spot Poster Making Contest as part of the World Food Day (WFD) Celebration in October after winning first place in the regional level competition organized by the Department of Agriculture (DA) on September 20 at Robinsons Place, Iloilo
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The Department of Agriculture Community-Based Mushroom Production Project (CBMPP) Team Project MUSHIE, has been recognized as one of the 2024 regional winners of the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) prestigious Pagasa Award. The award was presented during the Pasidungog 2024 celebration, part of the CSC’s 124th-anniversary festivities, held on September 17, 2024, in Iloilo City. Team
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The Agro-Enterprise Clustering Approach (AECA) has been a transformative strategy aimed at organizing farmers into clusters, enabling them to collectively participate in value chains more effectively. Phase 2 of this initiative further deepens the integration of smallholder farmers into these value chains, with a focus on improving their income and sustainability through enhanced market access,
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More than a hundred agricultural producers and fisherfolks from various Local Government Units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental gathered for the nationwide initiative “Handog ng Pangulo, Serbisyong Sapat Para sa Lahat” which was held at the Capitol Park and Lagoon in Bacolod City last Friday, September 13, 2024 in commemoration to the 67th birthday of President
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Aiming to boost the cacao industry in Antique, 300 farmers from the municipalities of Barbaza, Culasi, Hamtic, Patnongon, San Jose, San Remigio, Sibalom, and Tobias Fornier have successfully completed the School-on-Air (SOA) on Cacao Production. The program, aired over DYKA 801 Antique from July to September 2024, was led by the DA-WV Regional Agriculture
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In a simultaneous nationwide government aid distribution under the “Handog ng Pangulo, Serbisyong Sapat Para sa Lahat” initiative, the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas (DA-WV) took a leading role in supporting vulnerable sectors, particularly farmers and fisherfolk in the province of Aklan. The event, held on September 13, 2024 at the ABL Gym in Kalibo,
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The Department of Agriculture Western Visayas participated in the simultaneous distribution of government assistance under the nationwide initiative “Handog ng Pangulo, Serbisyong Sapat Para sa Lahat,” on September 13, 2024. In Antique, various agricultural interventions were provided to support local farmers. DA Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and Regulation Asis Perez shared that on President Ferdinand
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Iloilo’s agricultural producers were among the beneficiaries of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Handog ng Pangulo: Serbisyong Tapat Para sa Lahat simultaneous nationwide distribution of interventions on September 13, coinciding with the President’s 67th birthday. Farmers from the different local government units (LGUs) in the province received agricultural projects from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western
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Aiming to improve local farming practices and enhance the town’s reputation as a leader in agricultural innovation, the Ephrathah Farms in Badiangan, Iloilo, has received a P3-million Smart Greenhouse project from the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas (DA-WV) under the National Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Program (NUPAP). This state-of-the-art facility, fully automated and solar-powered is