LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The producers of highland vegetables from the province of Benguet received more than P35 million worth of agriculture inputs to boosts the vegetable industry in the province. Geared towards the development of vegetable industry in Benguet, the Department of Agriculture...
CEBU CITY-- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) officially declared that it has successfully spawned catfish (??????? ??????????) via natural methods at the Clarin Freshwater Fish Farm (CFFF) facility in Clarin town in Bohol. According to BFAR-CFFF information officer Ma. Rocile...
LUBUAGAN, Kalinga - Farmers in this town who are members of the Tanglag Community Organization for Unity and Development (TaCOUD) have received several agri-interventions from the Department of Agriculture in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to boost local food sufficiency amid COVID-19...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan - The Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) had outlined their action plans to mitigate the impact of drought in Cagayan Valley provinces. Regional Executive Director Narciso A. Edillo said that as early as the first quarter of the year, his office...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — After reeling from massive setback from the African Swine Fever (ASF) last year, farmers and hog raisers here have now a reason to smile — thanks to the P32-M worth of livestock assistance provided by the government to jumpstart the waning hog industry in the...
Even students are now realizing the importance of supporting the agriculture sector. The Agriculture Students Association of the Philippines (ASAP) was formed because of the absence of a national association for agriculture students in the Philippines. ASAP is a youth organization that serves as a...
BAGUIO CITY – Four schools from the city city were awarded with units of solar-powered urban aquaponics during the Launching and Turnover of Urban Aquaponics Project at the Motorpool ground of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Cordillera Regional Field Office (BFAR-RFO). Mayor Benjamin...
BUTUAN CITY – Regional officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Caraga Region 13 headed by Regional Executive Director (RED) Abel James I. Monteagudo turned over yesterday 50 heads of Anglo-Nubian Goats to Caraga Small Ruminant Raiser Association Incorporated (CASRRAI). These goats...
BUTUAN CITY - As an aid to farmers at the height of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA)- Caraga distributed 880 heads of upgraded native chickens in Barangay Muritula, San Luis, Agusan del Sur, recently, DA 13 Regional Information Officer Emmylou T....
KIDAPAWAN CITY – After almost 60 years of struggle to own the agricultural field they plow, finally, farmers in hinterland Arakan town in North Cotabato will receive their land titles as proof of ownership. Cotabato provincial agrarian reform officer (PARO) Rey Anfone, in an interview, said they...
There are thousands of mushroom species worldwide, but not all of them are edible. “One indicator that mushrooms are poisonous is that it has white gills,” said Emma Tolentino, farmer, ATI learning site cooperator, and owner of Eco Natural Integrated Farm, during an AgriTalk webinar on mushroom...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - Farmers in the Ilocos region are transforming into Agri-entrepreneurs amid the COVID-19 pandemic through the Innovative Family Enterprise Development (IFED) program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 1. This is to ensure food security in the Ilocos region...