In a remarkable effort to support and empower local farmers, a distribution of essential agricultural interventions amounting to 102,888,239.50 was done on June 16, 2023, at the Binalonan Civic Center, Binalonan, Pangasinan. Graced by Pangasinan 5th District Representative, Hon. Ramon Guico, Jr., the activity was attended by municipal agriculturists and farmers from the province’s fifth read more…
First day of the activity was held today, June 21 at the agency’s conference room with topics on vegetable production – from site and variety selection, seedling production, land preparation, planting, trellising, and fertilizing to harvesting. Farmers’ training will conclude by tomorrow with discussions on the module and procedures for acquiring Philippine Good Agricultural Practices read more…
From a warm cup of hot choco made out from hundred percent cacao from Pangasinan to the newly innovated pakbet crisps of Ilocos young farmers, to the nine-year old bugnay wines of Ilocos Norte, and handicrafts that were creatively put together piece by piece… surely the local agribusiness industry of Region 1 has so much read more…
Heeding the call for a national registration of ownership of agricultural and fisheries machinery and equipment as spelled out in the DA-DILG Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2018-02, the municipality of San Nicolas in Ilocos Norte conducted its 4-day registration of various agricultural and fisheries machinery and equipment in Brgy. San Guillermo, Catuguing, San Nicolas, Ilocos read more…
In her message, RED Bares commended the said employees as they successfully hurdled and advanced through the recruitment processes early this year. Among the newly appointed employees are two veterinarians, one certified public accountant, and two science research specialists, while the newly promoted employees include a development management officer, a chief agriculturist, an agriculturist, a read more…
Providing updates on various development plans and programs being implemented pertaining to agriculture, tourism, investment and other priority economic programs in the region, members of the Economic Development Sectoral Committee of the Regional Development Council convened at the Nueva Segovia Consortium of Cooperatives (NSCC) in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur for the CY 2023 2nd Regular Meeting read more…
After identifying the needs of farmer-beneficiaries under the Special Area for Agricultural Development Program Phase 2 of the Department of Agriculture through the beneficiary needs assessment, the SAAD implementers started with the distribution of interventions to SAAD pilot areas in the region on May 31, 2023 and June 1, 2023. On May 31, 26 heads read more…
The PGS Pangasinan Philippines Inc. (PPPI) finally received its Certificate of Accreditation from the Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS) as the first-ever PGS-Organic Certifying Body (PGS-OCB) in Ilocos Region on May 30, 2023. The accreditation has a validity of five years and attested that the said core PGS group has read more…
Sixth District farmers in the province of Pangasinan received from the Department of Agriculture in Ilocos Region various farm interventions amounting to P193,593,803 in a distribution and awarding ceremonies recently held at the DA-Pangasinan Research & Experiment Center (DA-PREC), Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan.Of this total amount, interventions from DA’s Rice Banner Program shared the biggest amount read more…
Strengthening the monitoring of completed big ticket projects of the DA in Ilocos Region, Farmer Director Benjamin Campañano recommended for the inclusion of the Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC) in the soon to be organized monitoring team of DA- RFO I. In a Regional Management Committee meeting held today at the 5th floor Conference read more…
