Pangasinan Farmers get P219M Worth of Agri Support from DA

Over Php219 million worth of agricultural interventions were successfully turned-over by Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar to Pangasinan farmers in his recent visit in the province for the signing of Memorandum of Agreement with Pangasinan Governor Amado I. Espino III to revive the operation of the Rice Processing Complex established in Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan. read more…

Sec. Dar on his Visit in Pangasinan

Secretary William Dar on his visit in the province of Pangasinan on May 28 for the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement for the revitalization of the KOICA-DA RPC II that will be managed and operated by the Provincial Government of Pangasinan. With an almost P200M project cost, the RPC was funded thru the Korean read more…

DA-funded SWIPs to Irrigate 695 has. Agri Farm in Balungao

Pangasinan – Ten Small Water Impounding Projects (SWIPs) that are set to benefit 618 farmers from the municipality of Balungao, Pangasinan will be inaugurated during Agriculture Sec. William Dar’s visit Friday. A total of P162.6 million worth of SWIP will be handed to farmers cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in eight barangays of Balungao namely Angayan read more…

Sec. Dar to Visit Ilocos: DA Banner Program Interventions, Ready for Awarding to Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan Farmers

Farmers in the provinces of Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur will be awarded Php87.3M worth of interventions from the Department of Agriculture during Secretary William Dar’s visit in Region 1 on May 28 – 29.These projects are collective initiatives from the five DA Banner Programs – Corn, Rice, Livestock, Organic Agriculture, and High Value Crops Development. read more…

Tissue Culture Tech Eyed to Boost Garlic Industry in Region 1

Along with the blessing and inauguration of the Crops Research & Development Center that will be held on Friday, May 28, 2021, Sec. William D. Dar will also spearhead the turn-over of garlic tissue culture and virus indexing laboratories to the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1. Implemented through the University of the Philippines read more…

DA to Revive Operation of Pangasinan RPC

In an effort to revive the operation of the Pangasinan Rice Processing Complex (RPC) in Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan, Department of Agriculture Secretary William “Manong Willie” Dar is set to visit the facility and will enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Pangasinan Governor Amado I. Espino III for the resumption of the complex’s operations. On read more…

DA conducts a Technical Briefing regarding the Mango Industry Productivity Enhancement Project’s Implementation

A technical briefing for the implementation of the Mango Industry Productivity Enhancement Project under the Bayanihan II fund was conducted recently by the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 on the four provinces of the region. Under the said project, P30-M fund was allocated to boost and enhance the mango productivity in Ilocos. Per read more…

DA-PRDP Ilocos Launch GeoSMART App

The Investment in AFMP Planning at the Local and National Levels (IPLAN) Component and the Geomapping and Governance Unit of the DA-PRDP Ilocos Region launched the GeoSmart Application during the Training on Climate Risk Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) for PPMIUs cum Production of CRV Maps of PRDP Champion Commodities with Provinces of Pangasinan and Ilocos Norte read more…