Emerging as one of the young entrepreneurs in Ilocos Region is Ms. Geneva Gañalon, 24 of Purok 7, Sipulo in Bacnotan La Union with her G’s Duckery Food Production and Processing enterprise. A licensed Bio-Systems Agricultural Engineer, Geneva finds her calling in duck production enterprise towards the end of pandemic in 2022 when she happened read more…
Previous Next Young entrepreneur June Batao-ey, 25 of Brgy. Vicente, Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur once dreamed of becoming an engineer, a dream that his parents also want for him for they don’t want him to work under the scorching heat of the sun and till the land like what they do as farmers. Indeed, fate has read more…
Close to 70 farmers and AEWs from the province of Pangasinan attended the field day on balanced fertilization strategy challenge on February 20 in San Jacinto, Pangasinan. This activity was a collaborative effort between the Operations and Research Division of DA-RFO 1 and the local government units in the province. During the field day, attendees read more…
Previous Next In preparation for the Joint Technical Review (JTR) Workshop scheduled on Feb. 19-23 in Zambales, various operating unit heads, planners and reports officers of the Department of Agriculture in Ilocos Region convened at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University International Convention Center on 14-16 February, 2024 for the CY 2025 plan and read more…
Previous Next In preparation for the CY 2025 programs, projects and activities under the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) in the 15 regions, the Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Office I (DA-RFO I) hosted the National Planning Workshop at the Em Royale in San Juan, La Union on Feb. 13-16, 2024. With read more…
Previous Next The activity also served as the culmination of the hybrid rice challenge for the dry season wherein various hybrid seed varieties were showcased for observation and evaluation by the farmers. During the field day, farmers assessed each variety based on three specific criteria: the crop stand, panicle formation, and response to pests and read more…
Previous Next The fourth and last leg of the Lab for All caravan in Ilocos Region was concluded today at the La Union Convention Center in Brgy. Sevilla, City of San Fernando, La Union where around twelve (12) government agencies converged to provide free services and goods to more than 3,000 participants. La Union residents read more…
Previous Next To enhance systems against the effects of climate change, the Department of Agriculture Region 1 collaborated with the Climate Resilient Agriculture Office to organize a capacity-building workshop, held February 6-8. The workshop, which was part of the Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture Program, equipped with skills the participants from DA and LGUs read more…
Previous Next The session specifically covered topics related to employee welfare and benefits, including PhilHealth insurance, Pag-IBIG fund, and GSIS, providing valuable insights for the participants. Other topics discussed included the code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employees, filing of Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth, claims and taxes, basic read more…
Previous Next Addressing one of the most crucial part of the food value chain which is marketing, the Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Provincial Local Government Unit of Ilocos Norte and the City Government of Batac, inaugurated today the Php30 million worth of trading center located in Brgy. Billoca, Batac City, Ilocos Norte read more…
