Watch out for the conduct of the ASPIRE at Robinson’s Place, Calasiao, Pangasinan on November 18-20, 2021! You can visit the mall and avail some of the exhibited products locally produced by agribusiness entrepreneurs of Region l. This is a joint project of DA, DTI, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and Robinson’s Pangasinan. read more…

Join the DA-RFO I’s 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 “𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐚-𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐁 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞!” In celebration of the National Rice Awareness Month with the theme “Be RICEponsibly Healthy”, DA-RFO I will hold a regional contest dubbed as “Pinaka-Rice FB Challenge”.The challenge will feature a unique and nutritional Rice Dish that will be featured through the DA Ilocos Region read more…

LA UNION – Farmers in Piddig, Ilocos Norte will soon benefit from a smooth transport of their agricultural products following the turnover of a P1 million check to the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Piddig, Wednesday. Ms. Jenifer Ligot, representing Piddig Mayor Eduardo Guillen, personally received the check from DA-RFO 1 Regional Executive Director Nestor read more…

“Providing better services to the Filipino people.” This campaign highlights the services provided by the Department of Agriculture in Region 1 in the recent Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan held at Brgy. Hacienda Bugallon Pangasinan. The ‘Duterte Legacy: Barangayanihan Caravan’ is a collaboration with government agencies, as well as volunteers from the Global Coalition of Advocacy read more…

Dingras town is considered as the rice granary of the province of Ilocos Norte. With its vast area devoted to rice production, farming is the major source of living in the area. Situated at the easternmost part of the province, this town is one among the pilot sites of the Department of Agriculture’s Farm and read more…

A total of P637.5 million worth of agri-fishery projects was turned-over to Pangasinan farmers by the Department of Agriculture thru Secretary William Dar today in his visit to the province as part of his two-day sortie in the region to launch the RCEF-RFFA or the Rice Competitivenes Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance Program. Pangasinan Governor read more…

Rice farmers in Ilocos region received their cash grant from the Department of Agriculture with the launching of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) led by Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar. Launched today in the City of Vigan and in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur, the RCEF-RFFA is a financial program under DA, read more…

Despite being challenged by the pandemic, 3,164 rice farmers finished the three-month-long School-on-the-air program on Smart Rice Agriculture (SOA-SRA) “Makabagong Pagsasaka sa Himpapawid” of the Department of Agriculture and Agricultural Training Institute RTC 1. The SOA SRA which started on August 10 has 20 episodes that tackled modern innovative technologies on Climate-Smart Rice agriculture. It read more…