Three farmers associations in Dingras, Ilcoos Norte successfully marketed their 61 tons of mungbean harvest worth P3.8 million to Nutridense Food Manufacturing Corporation through DA’s market-matching activity. The Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO I) assisted the CSDCS Farmers Association, Lanas Timpuyog Farmer Association and the United Barong Kalawaan Farmers Association as the read more…
Bringing hope and joy to 100 backyard cattle raisers in Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur, the Department of Agriculture in Ilocos Region, in collaboration with the Local Government Unit of Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur distributed Php 5 million worth of Feedlot Cattle Fattening Project under the DA’s Bayanihan II – “To Recover As One” to the read more…
#NFSS2021 | The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 joins in the two-day virtual national convention on food security hosted by the Department of Agriculture Central Office, with esteemed plenary speakers to discuss strategies and issues on how to level-up the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector. – RAFIS Ilocos Region FB Page Previous Next
Strengthening partnership with the private sector, the Department of Agriculture in Ilocos Region through the Agribusiness Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) forged partnership with the Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. for the establishment of Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita at the Phoenix Gasoline Station, in tandem with the Local Government Unit of Magaldan in Pangasinan. Aimed at read more…
In a symbolic kick-off activity for the month-long celebration of Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month, DA-RFO I OIC-Regional Executive Director Nestor D. Domenden turned over the symbolic Key of Commitment to Mr. Vincent Adorna as he assumes his role as Farmer Director for the entire month of May. The ceremony was virtually witnessed by farmers from read more…
In conjunction with the celebration of Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s month this May, the Department of Agriculture – Ilocos Region conducted the Annual Rice Achiever’s Awarding for the 32 agricultural extension workers in the four provinces of Region I. On separate dates and venues, the initial awarding activity was held on April 14, 2021 at the read more…
The Mentoring and Attracting Youth in Agriculture (MAYA) is a 6-month internship program of the Department of Agriculture. In Region 1, 15 graduates of agriculture and related courses were chosen and are deployed in DA offices, research stations, and partner associations and cooperatives where they undergo two tracks of mentorship: the employment and entrepreneurship track. read more…
In celebration of Farmers’ & Fisherfolk’s Month 2021, DA-RFO I is featuring for the whole month of May its Outstanding Farmers & Fisherfolk that brought pride and honor to the region with their exemplary contributions as food producers and served as inspiration to others with their stories of success. Salute to all our famers and read more…
As the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 continues the implementation of the Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation Program (F2C2), the five pilot cluster farmers and fishers’ associations in the Ilocos Region were trained on leadership and organizational management. Clustered associations for the training were Pangasinan Farmers Agriculture Cooperative in Umingan, Pangasinan; Santiago read more…
Firming up the LGUs commitments and providing them updates in the implementation of agricultural programs in Ilocos Region, the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I through the Corn Banner Program convened the municipal corn coordinators for a quarterly review and strategic planning workshop in the four provinces started on May 3, 2021 at the DA-Pangasinan read more…
