GROUP PARTICIPANTS 654 PARTICIPANTS 88,681 activities conducted 2,353 SOCIAL
PREPARATION 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. MEMBERS 179,088 FARMERS/FISHERS ASSOCIATIONS 6,319 INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES 143,520 PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED 3,602 participants 142,591 Specialized Trainings conducted 3,599 FOOD PRODUCTION
AND LIVELIHOOD Agriculture and fishery goods and services provided to the beneficiaries packaged into a transformative livelihood project that allows the farmers and fishers to develop into entrepreneurs. group members 21,285 group beneficiaries 465 Established enterprises 465 MARKETING ASSISTANCE
AND ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT 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. Disbursement Rate 2017-2022 79% Obligation rate 2017-2022 97% PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT 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. {{current_slide_index}} of {{total_slide_count}} SAAD CORE COMPONENTS

SAAD Eastern Visayas preps for Phase 2 implementation

01 Social Preparation,Press release,2023 June 2, 2023 by Allanes Bagoso EASTERN VISAYAS, June 2, 2023 - In pursuit of strengthening the program management structure and Social Preparation for the Phase 2 implementation, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Phase 2 Eastern Visayas conducted a series of preparatory activities to equip implementers prior to community entry.

Heralding the Phase 2 implementation in... Read More

SAAD implementers undergo PRA training for intensified community assessment

01 Social Preparation,Press release,2023 June 2, 2023 by Kath Agonoy ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA, June 2, 2023 - With the goal of providing key tools and basic principles in community organizing for 2024 community entry, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 in Zamboanga Peninsula conducted a two-day training on Community Assessment and Analysis using the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)... Read More

SAAD 6, LGU partners for farmers’ livelihood projects

01 Social Preparation,Core Components,Press release,2023 June 2, 2023 by Jennifer Valcobero ILOILO CITY, June 2, 2023 - While the Program is executing the budget for the current year (FY 2023), the Regional Program Management Support Office (RPMSO) of the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) 6 reached out to the local government units (LGUs) and partner agencies to solicit assistance, and initiate... Read More

SAAD’s contribution to crop diversification

IP,Press release,2023 June 2, 2023 by Allanes Bagoso QUEZON CITY, June 2, 2023 - Crop diversification not only brings farmers an additional source of income but also provides a variety of food sources for the community, increases productivity while being adaptive to environmental challenges, as well as being responsive to environmental conservation.

National situation of crop diversification

It is an undisputed fact that the Philippine... Read More

25 Sibugay livestock raisers receive goat raising project from DA-SAAD Region 9

02 Food Production,Press release,2023 June 2, 2023 by Kath Agonoy ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, June 2, 2023 - The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 in Region 9 delivered 75 stocks of upgraded goats worth Php 1,030,125 to Israel Farmers Association (IFA) in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay to support local raisers in their backyard goat raising.

The IFA is a group of... Read More

SAAD captures testimonies of Sulu farmers operating successful enterprise

CBE,Press release,2023 June 1, 2023 by Kath Agonoy SULU, June 1, 2023 - Decades-long “bakwit” or internally displaced people, and communities belonging to geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) in the province of Sulu operate flourishing agri-enterprises granted by the DA-SAAD Program after reclaiming peace and order in their communities. 

Through the initiative of the Provincial Task Force - End Local Armed Conflict’s (PTF-ELAC)... Read More

DA-SAAD Region 9 distributes Php 5.9M fertilizer support to SAAD farmers

02 Food Production,Press release,2023 May 31, 2023 by Kath Agonoy ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA, May 31, 2023 – Rice, corn, banana, and high-value crops (HVC) farmers under the Department of Agriculture Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA - SAAD) Program Phase 2 received Php 5.6 million worth of fertilizers in support to their various crop projects this year, and to aid in the persisting price surge in... Read More

134 SAAD Phase 2 farmers complete layer production training

02 Food Production,Press release,2023 May 31, 2023 by Allanes Bagoso CARAGA, May 30, 2023 - To improve farmers' project management skills, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 conducted Training on Egg Layer Production and Management among 134 assisted farmers in the Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI) and Surigao del Norte (SDN).

The training ran from May 23 to... Read More

New SAAD ZaNorte FA receives Integrated Project on Cattle and Rice Production

02 Food Production,Press release,2023 May 31, 2023 by Kath Agonoy ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA, May 31, 2023 – After going through a series of social preparation activities, 25 rice farmers received start-up rice farming inputs from the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 to officially begin the rice production journey toward enterprise establishment.

The 25-member Marapong SAAD Farmers Association (FA) from... Read More

Poultry raisers in ZDN receive 2.5M worth of start-up inputs from SAAD Program

02 Food Production,Press release,2023 May 31, 2023 by Kath Agonoy ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, May 31, 2023 – Aimed at increasing the income and economic capacity of farmers, 60 poultry raisers were granted Php 2.5 million total worth of Layer Chicken-Egg Production Project from the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Zamboanga Del Norte.

On May 18, 2023, the 7M La... Read More

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