Series of activities that helps identify the basic and complex needs of its target beneficiaries that shall serve as the baseline for the beneficiaries’ social and economic improvement relative to agriculture and fisheries. These activities encompass various needs assessment, profiling, and capacity building activities. Social Preparation Activities (both goods and services) procured, conducted, and utilized by the program implementers to deliver quality and timely goods and services for the target beneficiaries. Program Management Market related activities that assist and support the provided livelihood projects develop into enterprises to sustain source of income and improve socio-economic status of the beneficiaries Marketing Assistance & Enterprise Development Agriculture and fishery goods and services provided to the beneficiaries packaged into a transformative livelihood project that allows the farmers and fishers to
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{{catlist}} SAAD turns over P1.3M worth of livestock to boost carabao production in Bohol To strengthen carabao production in the province of Bohol, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Central Visayas distributed 26 carabao heifers and one (1) bull worth Php 1,343,000 to four farmers’ associations last July 15, 2025.

The project aims to increase carabao production and help... KEEP READING August 6, 2025 {{catlist}} Cracking Success: Sabangan FA thrives with egg production “Eggs are gold.”

This is how Gaudioso C. Tabaranza, chairperson of the Diversified Farmers Association of Sabangan (DIFAS) in San Isidro, Davao del Norte, described the growing impact of their poultry egg production. A livelihood project that has transformed the lives of farmers in their association.

Through the support from the Department... KEEP READING August 4, 2025 {{catlist}} {{title}} {{content:words:50}}... KEEP READING {{date}} {{catlist}} {{title}} {{content:words:50}}... KEEP READING {{date}} {{catlist}} SAAD SOCCSKSARGEN reviews milestones, sets direction for second half of 2025 To evaluate its accomplishments and performance in the first half of the year, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program SOCCSKSARGEN convened its Physical and Financial Performance Review for the First Semester of 2025, last July 24-25, 2025.

Held at Koronadal City, South Cotabato, the two-day... KEEP READING August 4, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD Davao delivers 45 upgraded goats, agri-inputs to Sarangani Island FA Twenty-seven (27) members of the PALACACA Farmers and Fisherfolk Vendors Association in the municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental received 45 head of upgraded goats last July 16, 2025, through the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Davao Region.

The delivered goats comprise 39 does and... KEEP READING August 4, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD SOCCSKSARGEN holds first leg of CapDev training and SocPrep assessment Over sixty (60) farmers took part in the two-day Capability Development Training and Social Preparation Assessment last July 8 to 9, 2025, spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program SOCCSKSARGEN.

Participants were among the three farmers’ associations (FAs) in Cotabato province which included the... KEEP READING August 4, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD Central Visayas strengthens project planning thru three-day Proposal Writeshop To prepare for the 2026–2028 implementation of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Central Visayas, the program conducted a three-day Project Proposal Writeshop from July 22 to 24, 2025.

The writeshop equipped the SAAD implementers to develop comprehensive project proposals for 48 SAAD-covered farmers’... KEEP READING August 1, 2025 {{catlist}} DA-SAAD MIMAROPA equips personnel to improve reporting and documentation To improve documentation and standardize reporting, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) MIMAROPA conducted a technical writing and report preparation workshop for 20 regional and field personnel on July 22–23 in Coron, Palawan.

The two-day workshop focused on addressing common reporting gaps and improving the quality... KEEP READING August 1, 2025 {{catlist}} 25 JELGA farmers trained on Value Chain Analysis for Egg Production To help improve farm productivity and income, 25 farmers from the Justiniana Edera Livestock Growers Association (JELGA), a beneficiary of the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Phase 2 Program in Dinagat Islands, joined a training workshop on Value Chain Analysis for egg production held on... KEEP READING August 1, 2025 {{catlist}} Pangasinan farmers launch second cattle rollover project thru SAAD support Sustaining the momentum of its livelihood gains, the United Brgy. San Antonio Sto. Tomas Farmers Association Inc. (USBSASTFAI) in Pangasinan has launched its second cattle fattener rollover project, made possible through income generated from the initial intervention of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program... KEEP READING August 1, 2025 {{catlist}} Panayakan farmers in Aklan receive 500 banana suckers from SAAD Western Visayas Recognizing banana as one of the key crops grown by small-scale farmers in Tangalan, Aklan, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program provided 500 banana suckers to the Panayakan-Lanipga Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PLMPC) to support their existing corn production project.

During a planning workshop held last year, PLMPC proposed a banana... KEEP READING August 1, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD Western Visayas workforce gather to review progress, target completion The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program conducted a meeting among its implementers to solicit information and discuss the progress of each implementing unit in terms of target completion, July 28.

The meeting, conducted regularly every month, is essential for the improvement of implementation and growth... KEEP READING July 31, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD trains Central Luzon farmers on Marketing and Enterprise Development As part of its continued support to farmers in Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program conducted a Marketing Assistance and Enterprise Development (MAED) rollout for both Tarlac and Nueva Ecija from July 7 to July 24, 2025.

The training strengthened the knowledge and skills of... KEEP READING July 31, 2025 {{catlist}} ZamPen farmers get boost with 24K banana plantlets from DA-SAAD To boost banana production in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 distributed a total of 24,425 tissue-cultured banana plantlets to six farmers’ associations in Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte on July 16 to 17, 2025. 

The distribution included... KEEP READING July 31, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD CAR trains future agripreneurs through internship program To help strengthen grassroots agricultural development, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Phase 2 Program in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) partnered with Benguet State University (BSU) to provide hands-on training to aspiring agripreneurs through an internship program.

From June 2 to July 17, 2025, three... KEEP READING July 31, 2025 {{catlist}} CASIFA Coop to supply fresh produce for Santa Praxedes feeding program The Cabaleng San Isidro Farmers Agriculture Cooperative (CASIFA Coop), a pilot farmer group assisted by the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Cagayan Valley, is set to become the official supplier of fresh produce for the municipality’s Supplementary Feeding Program for children enrolled in... KEEP READING July 31, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD Central Luzon kicks off SocPrep rollouts in Nueva Ecija Sixteen (16) members of the Maeling Poultry Farmers’ Association under the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Central Luzon successfully participated in the first batch of the Social Preparation (SocPrep) Roll-out in Barangay Maeling, Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija last June 17, 2025. 

The roll-out focused on shaping... KEEP READING July 30, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD Ilocos bags 2nd Top Performing LFP in DA-RFO 1 Mid-Year Assessment Recognized for its consistent efforts to uplift marginalized farmers and fishers, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in the Ilocos Region was awarded as the 2nd Top Performing Locally-Funded Project (LFP) by the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 1 (DA-RFO 1).

The recognition was formally conferred during... KEEP READING July 30, 2025 {{catlist}} DA-SAAD MIMAROPA achieves 99% BED1 obligation, surpasses livelihood targets in midyear review The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) MIMAROPA reported a 99% obligation of its Budget Execution Document (BED) 1 target, amounting to Php 49,798,367.45 or 62% of its Php 80,375,000 budget for the year, and achieved 100% of its physical targets for the first half of... KEEP READING July 30, 2025 {{catlist}} Php1.1M SAAD project backs RTR farmers’ abaca enterprise Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program officially turned-over its Php 1.1 million worth of agricultural materials and infrastructure project to the abaca farmers of San Antonio Farmers Organization (SAFO), last July 15, 2025 in Brgy. San Antonio, Remedios T. Romualdez (RTR), Agusan del Norte.

The activity... KEEP READING July 29, 2025 {{catlist}} Isabela’s new farmer groups trained for bigger, better harvests To ensure the continued success of vegetable and corn harvests, two newly assisted farmer associations in Isabela underwent intensive training last July 3–4, 2025, through the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Cagayan Valley.

The participating associations, Capayacan Ramos West Farmers Association (CRWFA) of Barangay... KEEP READING July 29, 2025 {{catlist}} Six ZamPen FAs gain productivity boost from SAAD vermicast aid The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 in Zamboanga Peninsula continues to strengthen its support to farmers by providing additional vermicast to six (6) farmers’ groups across Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Sur. 

This intervention is designed to reinforce ongoing crop production efforts and... KEEP READING July 29, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD and PVO provide farm inputs to 8 FCAs in Siquijor Eight Farmers’ Cooperative Associations (FCAs) in Siquijor received essential farm inputs through the partnership of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Central Visayas and the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Siquijor last July 15, 2025.

The distribution, led by the PVO, took place in municipalities covered... KEEP READING July 29, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD trains RTR abaca farmers on abaca reproduction, processing, and marketing Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program conducted a week-long training on abaca macro propagation, and fiber consolidation and marketing in partnership with Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) Caraga for the benefit of the abaca farmers of San Antonio Farmers Organization (SAFO), held last June... KEEP READING July 29, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD refines farmer engagement tools in Eastern Visayas SocPrep rollout Laying the groundwork for stronger community engagement and more inclusive agricultural interventions, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 carried out its pilot rollout of social preparation in Eastern Visayas, gathering implementers and technical staff for an intensive training and field practicum in... KEEP READING July 29, 2025 {{catlist}} Israel Farmers Association reaps ease from SAAD mechanization aid In the farming community of Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay, where hard work and unity have long sustained rural life, the members of the Israel Farmers Association (FA) know all too well the literal and figurative weight of tilling the land.

Before every planting season, men and women alike would gather at dawn... KEEP READING July 29, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD Davao’s 2025 midyear review highlights tangible gains With a shared commitment of uplifting marginalized farmers and fisherfolk, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Davao Region held its 2025 Midyear Assessment last July 9-10, 2025 in Davao City, to review interventions delivered, challenges, and strategic actions in the implementation of the... KEEP READING July 24, 2025 {{catlist}} DA-SAAD Caraga holds stakeholder consultations to strengthen farmer project management To strengthen its partnership with local stakeholders, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 launched a series of Stakeholder Consultation Meetings this July 2025.

The consultation is part of the program’s support to farmers, to assess the status and progress of ongoing projects and... KEEP READING July 24, 2025 {{catlist}} Central Luzon farmers receive agri-inputs for Corn Production To continuously boost their corn production, seven (7) farmers’ associations from the provinces of Tarlac and Nueva Ecija received 280 bags of fertilizer last June 24, 2025, from the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Central Luzon.

In Tarlac, benefitting associations include four groups in the... KEEP READING July 21, 2025

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