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 read more…
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 read more…
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 read more…
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 read more…
“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 read more…
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 read more…
“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 read more…
Less than Php5 million worth of various agri farm machineries and equipment was given to various farmers groups and associations in the second district of Ilocos Sur in the Department of Agriculture’s awarding and distribution activity conducted at the Candon Civic Center, Candon City, Ilocos Sur on October 19, 2022. In coordination with the Office read more…
Keeping up with its commitment of empowering men and women in the farming communities, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) thru its Gender and Development (GAD) Program, awarded a livelihood kit composed of free range chicken to the Sapsapang Women’s Auto Savings Group of Brgy. San Jose, Caba La Union read more…
Keeping up with its noble intention of ensuring responsive agriculture in Ilocos Region, the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) awarded various interventions funded under its banner programs amounting to Php30 million to qualified Farmer Cooperatives and Association (FCAs)- recipients from the 2nd District of the Province of Ilocos Norte. Held on October read more…
