Republic of the Philippines

Ilocos Region

All for One, Always Number One!

IATF approves P31-B add’l budget to increase food sufficiency level The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved the request of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for a P31-billion supplemental budget to fund the ‘Plant, Plant, Plant Program’ or Agri 4Ps to increase the country’s food adequacy level during the continue reading : DA Press Release 29 March 2020

Previous Next “The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I through the High Value Cops Development Program is set to buy additional vegetable seed stocks for distribution to households in the four provinces.” Dr. Annie Bares, Chief of the DA-RFO I’s Operations Division said this following more clamors for free vegetables seeds from netizens so that continue reading : DA in Ilocos sets to buy more veggie seeds for distribution

To roll out immediate interventions for food production and availability, food accessibility and affordability, and food price stabilization, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has requested for a P32 billion supplemental fund for the expeditious implementation of the Ahon Lahat, Pagkain Sapat Kontra sa COVID-19 or ALPAS COVID-19, on top of the department’s existing programs. Agriculture continue reading : DA to set motion ALPAS COVID-19 to ease the threat of hunger

DA proposes P32-B food security program to cushion impact of Covid-19 To ensure production of adequate, accessible and affordable food, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is requesting for a P32-billion supplemental budget to implement a food security program, dubbed as “Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing Sapat (ALPAS) Kontra sa COVID-19.” “This initiative, on top of the Department’s continue reading : DA Press Release March 25, 2020

Previous Next Preparing households for the possible threat of food insufficiency amidst the enhanced community quarantine brought by the pandemic COVID-19 to the Ilocanoes, the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I thru the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) started the distribution of various kinds of vegetable seedlings for free to interested individuals in various continue reading : DA Ilocos Region gives free-veggie seeds for backyard gardening

Previous Next As an initiative to lessen public market trips, the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 opens the KADIWA ni Ani at Kita to provide consumers enough food supply throughout the duration of the imposed Luzon-wide community quarantine. The KADIWA ni Ani at Kita is part of DA’s front line services to ensure continue reading : DA-RFO1 opens KADIWA

Previous Next The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) through the Corn Banner Program, in partnership with the Local Government Unit of Laoag and the Syngenta-Philippines, a private corn seed company successfully conducted the 50-hectare Corn Model Farm Field Day at Brgy. Sta. Rosa, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on March 13, 2020. Using continue reading : DA conducts 50-hectare Corn Model Farm Field Day

Previous Next To assist hog raisers affected with African swine fever, DA RFO I released a total of P1,310,000 indemnification fund to 39 affected backyard hog raisers in Pangasinan on March 11, 2020. 20 hog raisers from Dagupan City and 19 from Binmaley received their cash assistance amounting to 5,000 per hog regardless of age continue reading : DA Ilocos delivers compensation for ASF affected hog raisers

Previous Next Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar in his message enthused this, referring to the outcomes of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) during its First Year Anniversary celebration at the Urdaneta City Cultural Sports Center in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan on March 5, 2020 with around 2,500 farmers and various agri-fishery stakeholders in attendance. RTL is continue reading : “RTL is the best reform ever in the history of Philippine Agriculture.” – Sec. Dar