Outlining the key strategies and priority programs and projects that the Rice Program shall be implementing in CY 2025, planners as well as project in-charge and focal persons under the Rice Banner Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) nationwide convened at the Pangil Beach Resort in Currimao, Ilocos Norte for a three-day planning workshop continue reading : Rice Program implementers and planners nationwide convene for 2025 plans and programs in Ilocos

๐๐๐ญ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐, ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ-๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐
The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 1 in its 6th celebration of the Regional Organic Agriculture Congress (ROAC) on August 22-24 eyes on strengthening the number of Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) โ certified organic farms to bolster up the organic agriculture industry in the region. PGS is a system that certifies farmers and fishers continue reading : ๐๐๐ญ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐, ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ-๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐

Regional Organic Agriculture Congress
๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐บ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ! Ngayong Agosto 22-24, inaanyayahan ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon Uno ang lahat na bisitahin ang Regional Organic Agriculture Congress trade fair na gaganapin sa Robinsonโs Calasiao, Pangasinan. Sa kaganapang ito, ating makikita ang mga samuโt saring produktong organiko na ipinagmamalaki ng ating mga magsasaka dito sa Rehiyong Ilokos! Ito’y ating suportahan continue reading : Regional Organic Agriculture Congress

DA-Rice Program gives update on project implementation, clustering approach among the priority strategies
Providing updates on the implementation of activities, programs and projects this wet cropping season and assessing the dry season’s implementation, the Department of Agriculture in Ilocos under the Rice Banner Program conducted a two-day assessment and planning workshop with its counterpart in the province at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University’s International Convention Center continue reading : DA-Rice Program gives update on project implementation, clustering approach among the priority strategies

OA advocates meet to set the 6th ROAC in August
Preparing for the upcoming conduct of the 6th Regional Organic Agriculture Congress in August, the Organic Agriculture Program (OAP) and the Agribusiness Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) met with their various partners today to polish the various related activities in the scheduled congress. In his briefing and orientation about the activity held at the DA-RFO I continue reading : OA advocates meet to set the 6th ROAC in August
DA-PREC CONDUCTS FIELD DAY ON INTENSIVE ORGANIC FARMING
Sual, Pangasinan – โThe quickest way to disseminate and transfer technology to farmers is through conduct of techno-demo with field day considering that most farmers do still have โto see is to believe mentality.โ This, according to Dir. Valentino C. Perdido, Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office I OIC – Regional Executive Director, is the continue reading : DA-PREC CONDUCTS FIELD DAY ON INTENSIVE ORGANIC FARMING
ORGANICALLY RAISED PIGS ABOUND IN DEL PILAR
Del Pilar, Ilocos Sur- In the Philippines, lechon is prepared throughout the year during special occasions, festivals and the holidays. But in Sitio Tubalina, Del Pilar, Ilocos Sur, native folks here butcher pig and feast on lechon even on ordinary days. This is because almost every household in the area raises native (organically raised) pigs. continue reading : ORGANICALLY RAISED PIGS ABOUND IN DEL PILAR
DA CONDUCTS CASSAVA FOOD PROCESSING TRAINING
Looking for possible alternative livelihood project in addition to the regular monthly income as government workers, employees of the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I joined the cassava processing training sponsored by the Agri-Pinoy Corn Banner Program. Held at the DA-Roffdeck, City of San Fernando, La Union on February 4-6, 2014, the training was conducted continue reading : DA CONDUCTS CASSAVA FOOD PROCESSING TRAINING
DA LAUNCHES SOAP IN CORN
Keeping the farmers informed and updating them with the new corn production technologies to further boost their production and consequently their incomes, the Department of Agriculture through the Regional Agriculture & Fisheries Information Division (RAFID) launched the School on the Air Program for Corn in the Region. This was made known by Regional Agriculture & continue reading : DA LAUNCHES SOAP IN CORN
DA-RFO I HOSTS NATIONAL CORN PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW
The Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I hosted the National Corn Program 4th Quarter Review and Assessment cum Planning Workshop at the Plaza del Norte in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on November 27-28, 2013. Attended by the National Corn Program Directorate &Undersecretary for Field Operations Edilberto de Luna, Ilocos Norte Provincial Administrator Windell Chua representing continue reading : DA-RFO I HOSTS NATIONAL CORN PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW