“The message that we would want to share through this Wagyu project is in fulfilling interventions for farmers in the whole value chain process. There is a need to harmonize financial and physical resources to achieve a wholistic development.” “Hindi kailangan ang malaking pondo to make a project successful. You only need to strategize. Kung continue reading : “π°π ππ πππ ππππ πππ πππππ πΎππππ” – Former Piddig Mayor Eduardo Guillen, Wagyu Project initiator

Ilocos Region now part of SAAD program implementation
In preparation for the implementation of the SAAD phase 2 in Ilocos region, Information Officers from DA-RFO 1 joined a five-day workshop on communication for development (C4D) facilitated by the Department of Agriculture β Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) NPMO and the resource speakers from the Faculty of Information and Communication of the UP continue reading : Ilocos Region now part of SAAD program implementation

#LeaveNoOneBehind|| Dahil hindi kayang ibenta sa loob ng isang araw at ayaw nilang may nasasayang, minabuti na lang ng Ubagan Fisherfolk’s Association na gawin bilang deboned, bottled, at marinated ang mga huli nilang bangus
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

#LeaveNoOneBehind|| Sa pamamagitan ng pagbebenta niya ng mga Halal products ay nasisiguro na malinis ang mga naihahain sa hapag
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

DA conducts retooling for APCOs to enhance project coordination
Strengthening the Agricultural Program Coordinating Officersβ (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

SOA-SRA empowers 2,000 farmers in Ilocos Region
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

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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|| πΎπππππ π ππππ ππππππππππ

BP2 recipients get P3M worth of livelihood assistance from DA
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

Young farmers in Rosario, La Union explore possible agribusiness ventures through product innovations
βMaraming 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 poβ β 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 PeΓ±a, 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 β Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) thru its Gender and Development (GAD) Program
Ms. Milagros Zamora, President of the Poblacion Sur Sunrise Chicken and Livestock Raisers Association, and Mr. Manolito PeΓ±a, 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 β 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 PeΓ±a, 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 β Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) thru its Gender and Development (GAD) Program