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Ilocos Region

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In line with its vision of improving farm productivity while reducing the cost of production through the use of new farming machineries and equipment, the Department of Agriculture turned-over a total of Php14.174 million worth of agri-interventions to various farmers’ association in the province of Pangasinan. Held at the Pangasinan Research and Experiment Center (PREC) continue reading : DA gives Php14.1M worth of aggie interventions in Pangasinan

As part of the Department of Agriculture’s Fuel Discount program’s ongoing distribution of fuel discount cards in the Ilocos Region, a total of 1,067 corn farmer-beneficiaries from the different municipalities of Malasiqui, Mapandan, Bautista, Basista, Bayambang, Sta. Barbara, and Mangaldan were each given Php3,000 worth of fuel discount cards at the Arenas Civic Center, Malasiqui, continue reading : Php3.2M worth of fuel discount cards distributed to corn farmers in Pangasinan

In order to improve the production of crops, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 1 handed over another set of various machinery and equipment to farmers at the Ilocos Region Integrated Agricultural Research Center (ILIARC), Bacnotan, La Union, Wednesday. A total of P2.435 million worth of interventions under the different banner programs of continue reading : DA gives additional P2.4M worth of interventions to farmers

Determined to empower women thru capability training and provision of livelihood assistance, the Department of Agriculture-Ilocos Region thru its Gender and Development (GAD) program turned-over various vegetable seeds and garden tools to the women-members of the Pagbennecan Agriculture and Fisheries Association (PAFA) in Balaoan, La Union today September 20,2021. The women are also members of continue reading : Housewives get livelihood assistance from GAD

Mushroom production is seen as a lucrative business nowadays. Interestingly, this commodity has been a favorite project of the Young Farmers Challenge program of the Department of Agriculture because of its versatility in terms of lower capital, easy management and high profitability as well. In fact, 5 out of the 34 young farmers’ business proposals continue reading : Mushroom enterprise influences young man to quit job and be his own boss

It’s women power that now rules the Department of Agriculture in Ilocos Region. This, after Dr. Annie Bares assumed her post as the new OIC-Regional Executive Director alongside Dr. Evelyn Fernando, who holds the plantilla position as Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations and was recalled to the regional office following her one year continue reading : Three Ladies heads DA-RFO I

Giving significance in concluding the Hybrid Rice Cluster Techno-demo event on September 15,2022 in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary for Operations, Domingo F. Panganiban paid a visit to the 120 hectares hybrid rice cluster techno-demo site in Brgy. Cabaruan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte. In a short walkthrough at the techno demo site, USec continue reading : DA’s Senior Usec Panganiban visits hybrid rice techno-demo farm in Bacarra

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Another batch of Php3,000 worth of fuel discount cards were distributed to 1,259 Corn farmers, totaling to Php3.7 million, in the provinces of Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan on September 9, 12 and 13. 697 fuel discount cards were rolled out to Pangasinan farmers from five (5) municipalities in Balungao, Pangasinan on September 9 while 128 continue reading : DA continues to provide fuel discount cards to more corn farmers in the Ilocos Region