Previous Next In an effort to attain the 586,936 metric tons corn production target for CY 2020 in Ilocos region both in yellow and white corn, the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I led by Regional Executive Director Lucrecio Alviar, Jr. encouraged corn farmers to engage in planting off-season corn with the distribution of OPV read more…

Previous Next On Friday (May 8, 2020) 15 farmer beneficiaries in Ilocos Sur received 85 heads of goat amounting to 1.28 million which is part of the Innovative Family Enterprise Development (IFED) Project of DA-RFO I under its goat production component. The activity which was conducted at ISPSC, Sta. Maria campus is a development project read more…

Previous Next As of May 7, 2020 a total of 332.8 kgs of seeds, and 16,240 seedlings of assorted vegetables with a total worth of P3,341,734.50 has been distributed entire the Ilocos Region by the Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Office I thru the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) as more people are encouraged read more…

Previous Next Wrapping up the region-wide consultation-dialogue for the Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the Rice Resiliency Project (RRP) in Region I, the final leg of the activity was held in Ilocos Sur on May 8, 2020 after the DA-RFO I RRP team has visited the provinces of Pangasinan, La Union, and Ilocos Norte for read more…

Previous Next Brgy. San Jose in Caba, La Union is an interior barangay which is seven kilometres away from the town proper. Basically an agricultural area with around 100 existing households, going to and from the town proper is almost impossible especially with the continuing implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the read more…

Previous Next Sharing is Caring. Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) sourced out free highland vegetables donated by farmers from Cordillera thru the Benguet State University- Agri-based Technology Business Incubation (BSU-ATBI) and were distributed to Persons with Disability (PWD) in Naguilian, La Union and fisherfolks in San Fernando City, La Union read more…

Previous Next Taking heed from the directive of DA-RFO I Regional Executive Director Lucrecio R. Alviar Jr. to strategize the promotion of urban agriculute and help increase food production in the region, the Ilocos Norte Research and Experiment Center (INREC) station distributed various seedlings in the Province of Ilocos Norte as part of the Plant read more…

Previous Next Seeing the high potential of IFED or the Innovative Family Enterprise Development (IFED) program as a vital strategy to increase food production in this challenging time due to Covid-19 pandemic, Department of Agriculture in Ilocos Region Director Lucrecio R. Alviar, Jr. has increased the fund allocation for its IFED program making its P34.5 read more…

Previous Next Continuing efforts to ensure food security amid the COVID-19 crisis, stakeholders from the province of Pangasinan were acquainted on their roles and responsibilities in the implementation of the Plant Plant Plant program. Stakeholders convened were Bureau of Plant Industry – National Seed Quality Control Services Region 1 center chief, Dr. Benito Andaya; National read more…

Farmers, fishers to get social amelioration from DA, DSWD Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar clarified that qualified farmers and fishers will also receive social amelioration from the government during the enhanced community quarantine. “The Department of Agriculture under the Financial Subsidy for Rice Farmers (FSRF) will distribute P5,000 each to rice farmers, who till one read more…