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…
Previous Next Under the Coconut Farmers Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) of the Department of Agriculture, 25 farmer members of the Anacletos Agricultural Association, Inc. in Dasol, Pangasinan, have been provided with 12,821 cacao seedlings worth Php897,470. The initiative, which is part of the Coconut-based Coffee and Cacao Enterprise Development Program (C3EDP), aims to support smallholder read more…
Previous Next Eighty-eight hog raisers from the 21 ASF-affected barangays of Candon City, Ilocos Sur received an indemnification fund from the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office I amounting to P3.145 million in a ceremonial distribution today held at the Calaoa-an Covered Court, Candon City, Ilocos Sur. Four individual raisers whose hogs were culled during the read more…
The top management of the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 1, including division heads, planning officers, banner program coordinators, report officers, center chiefs, budget staff, and special project focal persons, has convened to finalize the agency’s 2024 Work and Financial Plan (WFP). The WFP serves as a strategic framework for the agency, facilitating the timely read more…
