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Ilocos Region

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On the day of the effectivity of the price cap on rice on September 5, 2023 implementing agencies in the Ilocos region conducted simultaneous monitoring in different public markets to guarantee the compliance of vendors with the mandated price ceiling signed last week. Based on Executive Order No. 39, the price cap for regular milled continue reading : Region 1 Bantay Presyo task force in full force to impose price cap

The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office I, through the Organic Agriculture Program, conducted the 5th Regional Organic Agriculture Congress (ROAC) with the theme, “Kabuhayang OA, Kinabukasang OK” at Centennial Arena, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on August 31, 2023. The congress convened around 200 stakeholders composing of organic agriculture practitioners in the region, organic continue reading : DA conducts 5TH ROAC in Laoag with 200 attendees

The DA-RFO 1 and DOLE Region 1 are looking for 56 qualified youth interns who will participate in the GIP ABE Youth Government Internship Program. Minimum Qualifications:⁣　 Must be a graduate of 𝐚𝐧𝐲 Agriculture-related course;⁣ No work experience; and Must be 21-30 years old For interested applicants, submit the following documents to 𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐬.𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝟏@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦 until 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 continue reading : 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

In a stride towards fostering competent and credible civil servants, the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 (DA RFO 1) provided training for 34 of its employees in the first track of the Supervisory Development Course (SDC). Designed by the Civil Service Commission, this course is the first segment of a comprehensive three-track training continue reading : 34 DA Ilocos employees undergo SDC training

The Regional Management Council (RMC) in Ilocos Region has recently convened for the 2rd Quarter Regional Management Council (RMC) meeting held at Villa Marand Resort, Bauang La Union on August 16, 2023. Hosted by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region I, the RMC meeting is staged per quarter of the year, to provide updates on continue reading : DA-RFO I convene Aggie partners for the 2nd Quarter RMC meeting

Mr. Benjamin Campañano Jr was re-elected as the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Council (RAFC) Chairman in Ilocos Region for the CY 2023-2026 during the RAFC Election held today, August 8, at the 5th floor Conference Room, Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 (DA – RFO1), San Fernando City, La Union. Campañano is currently the continue reading : Incumbent RAFC Chairman Campañano re-elected for CY 2023-2026

A total of 2,582 farmers from 33 municipalities/cities in Region 1 received certificates of completion of the School on-the-Air on Smart Rice Agriculture (SOA-SRA) program with the theme “Makabagong Pagsasaka a Himpapawid” in a mass graduation held by the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC) 1 on August 4, 2023, at the Urdaneta City Cultural continue reading : SOA – SRA program completes its third season with 2,582 rice farmers in Ilocos Region

Department of Agriculture (DA) Information Officers, Marketing Officers, and Regional Organic Agriculture focals were convened by the National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) on July 24-27,2023 in Davao City for an Advocacy Planning Workshop which aims to firm up various advocacy support activities for the Organic Agriculture Program. NOAP Program Director Bernadette F. San Juan in continue reading : Advocacy Planning Workshop held to push OA agenda

Six Farmers Associations from the first district of La Union received a total of Php3,172,204 worth of Agri-machineries and equipment distributed by the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 1 on July 21, 2023, at the Ilocos Region Integrated Agricultural Research Center (ILIARC) in Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union. The interventions handed over with the assistance of continue reading : La Union farmers receive P3.1M worth of Agri interventions