Republic of the Philippines

Ilocos Region

All for One, Always Number One!

Ang iba naman ay ginagawang bagoong. Maliban pa riyan, ipinapakain din nila sa ibang alagang isda ang internal organs at ginagawang fish amino acid upang magsilbi namang pataba sa mga halaman. Ating panoorin si Laura Boado, presidente ng Ubagan Fisherfolk’s Association at ang kanilang kwentong #foodhero. http://ilocos.da.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/313259343_703755831279074_3428970303942622599_n.mp4

Ayon kay Nita Domingo, kung gaano kasi ka-safe ang kinakain nila ay gayundin ang kanilang ibinebenta sa mga namimili. http://ilocos.da.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/312804076_529203715209926_3026711714342155371_n.mp4

Strengthening the Agricultural Program Coordinating Officers’ (APCO) function as coordinating body in the implementation of the various programs, projects and activities in the four provinces of the region, the Field Operations Division of the Department of Agriculture in Ilocos region conducted a two-day retooling program for the APCOs of Pangasinan and La Union at DA-Pangasinan continue reading : DA conducts retooling for APCOs to enhance project coordination

A total of 2, 122 farmer-enrollees received from the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) their certificate of completion as graduate of the season-long School on-the-Air on Smart Rice Agriculture (SOA-SRA) in a Mass Graduation ceremonies held at the Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Center on October 25, 2022. An activity started in August, 2022 continue reading : SOA-SRA empowers 2,000 farmers in Ilocos Region

Kaya naman naisipan ng Kabulig Farmers Association sa bayan ng Santol, La Union na sa halip na itapon, ay gawin na lang na banana chips ang mga produkto nilang saging. Ang iba ay niluluto rin nilang pagkain ng mga alagang baboy. Narito si Ralyn Zambrona, presidente ng nasabing asosasyon at SABAy-SABAy nating panoorin ang kanilang continue reading : #LeaveNoOneBehind|| 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈

In the hope of sustaining the livelihood of the families who chose to return to the province in the height of the pandemic, the Department of Agriculture continues to deliver agricultural interventions to beneficiaries of the Balik Probinsiya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) Program. In a two-day distribution activity, the DA Regional Field Office 1 handed over continue reading : BP2 recipients get P3M worth of livelihood assistance from DA

“Maraming salamat sa binibigay na tulong at suporta ng gobyerno dahil hindi namin kayang panindigan mag-isa ang maging pag-asa ng bayan kung kami kami lamang po” – Christine Joy A. Rocapor, President of the Young Farmers 4-H Club of Rosario, La Union. In order to establish a community hub that will provide the youth entrepreneurial continue reading : Young farmers in Rosario, La Union explore possible agribusiness ventures through product innovations

Ms. Milagros Zamora, President of the Poblacion Sur Sunrise Chicken and Livestock Raisers Association, and Mr. Manolito Peña, President of the ISAC High School Batch 79 Farmers Association, Inc., expressed their gratitude for the livelihood kits composed of free range chicken given by the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) thru continue reading : Ms. Milagros Zamora, President of the Poblacion Sur Sunrise Chicken and Livestock Raisers Association, and Mr. Manolito Peña, President of the ISAC High School Batch 79 Farmers Association, Inc., expressed their gratitude for the livelihood kits composed of free range chicken given by the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) thru its Gender and Development (GAD) Program

“Include farmers, consumers, vendors, the key players in crafting the roadmap” OIC RTD Doris Joy Garcia stressed this during the municipal workshop conducted by the Organic Agriculture Program of DA-RFO 1 for the province of La Union on October 19, 2022. RTD Garcia said that the LGU level has a different perspective from that of continue reading : La Union, Ilocos Sur crafts roadmap for Organic Agriculture