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Ilocos Region

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Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) leaders, farmers, and representatives of DA Banner Programs convened to deliberate concerns in the Agricultural and Fishery Sectors during the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) 2nd Sectoral Committee Meeting held at the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office One (DA-RFO1) BAC Conference Room in April 29, 2024. Spearheaded by continue reading : RAFC addresses agri-fishery concerns in RAFC 2nd sectoral committee meeting

The Department of Agriculture in Ilocos turned-over today P28.57 million worth of various agricultural interventions to various farmers association and cooperatives in Ilocos Sur with Second District Congressman Representative Kristine Singson-Meehan and DA-RFO I Regional Executive Director Annie Bares. From among the four major Commodity Programs in the region along with the four special projects continue reading : DA gives P28.57M worth of aggie interventions to Ilocos Sur farmers

The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office One (DA-RFO1), through its Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD), celebrates the 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with the theme, “𝗞𝗮𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼, 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗼,”at the DA-RFO1 Compound this April 25–26, 2024. Starting strong with a heavy crowd at the Filipino Food Month Trade Fair and KADIWA Retail continue reading : DA-RFO1 celebrates Filipino Food Month thru cook-off, Kadiwa

Batac City, Ilocos Norte- As a continuing commitment to accelerate agricultural productivity in the countryside, the Department of Agriculture-Ilocos Region handed over today a total of P25,079,441.00 worth of various agricultural interventions to Farmer Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) in the second district of the province of Ilocos Norte held at the DA Ilocos Norte Research continue reading : 30 FCAs receive P25M worth of interventions from DA

Helping the convergence site proponents to prepare the comprehensive agricultural development plan (CADP) as a pre-requisite in endorsing convergence area to the National Convergence Initiative-Sustainable Rural Development Initiative (NCI-SRDI) Technical Working Group (TWG), the Department of Agriculture in Ilocos through the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PMED) conducted a planning workshop on mainstreaming Philippine Rural continue reading : PRDP, RCI-SRD join ‘forces’ to prepare convergence sites in making their CADPs

A total of 8.5 tons of yellow granex onion was sold in Canlubang, Laguna by the Bacarra Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte delivered on April 3-4, 2024. The delivery was made possible through the logistics support provided by the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) coordinated by the Agribusiness Marketing Assistance continue reading : Bacarra farmers’ coop sells 8.5 tons of onion in Laguna

Spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO1) through its Corn Banner Program, in collaboration with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Bangar, La Union, farmers, and Bayer Crop Science, the 50-Hectare Corn Model Farm Field Day was held successfully at Luzong Sur, Bangar, La Union, on April 4, 2024. Local corn continue reading : It’s Corn! DA-RFO1 showcases 50-ha corn model farm

To build a bridge or to wade the waters below, 27-year-old civil engineering student Roy S. Uson of Bongalon, Labrador, Pangasinan, found himself in a choice of which path to take in life. Roadwork or reels? Construction or crab? His heart chose the latter, but it led him to both. A pond of passion and continue reading : Four species, one bait: Young agri-challenger hooks in success