Aimed at intensifying support to the agriculture sector and as a direct response to the input price inflation, the Department of Agriculture (DA) apportioned P158,205,000.00 worth of Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) to smallholder farmers of Aklan this year. Out of the total allocation, over P77.6 million cash were distributed on February 3 at ABL […]
Aklan rice farmers get P158.2-M cash subsidy under RCEF Read More »
Enabling farmers to increase their yield despite the hike in fertilizer costs, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas established a technology demo farm introducing alternative sources of nutrients for inbred rice production to farmers in Tubungan, Iloilo. DA and the Municipal Agriculture Office of Tubungan tapped farmer cooperators in Brgy. Tabat to demonstrate five
Biofertilizer for inbred rice production upscaled in Tubungan, Iloilo Read More »
Helping more swine growers to recover from the devastation of African Swine Fever (ASF), the Provincial Government of Iloilo distributed Php 1,448,000.00 cash assistance for 133 hog raisers in Leganes and San Miguel on January 24-25, respectively. “May naga pulaw-bugtaw, wala na sang tulog. Maayo kay we passed that stage. Nagapangayo kami sang pasensya kay
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
APOPA is the first PGS group certifying body in WV Read More »