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
develop into entrepreneurs. Food Production and Livelihood

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{{catlist}} Batanes farmers enhance leadership skills thru SAAD CagVal training More farmers from Batanes have strengthened their leadership and organizational capabilities following a Capability Building on Organizational Strengthening: Leadership, Teamwork, Advocacy, Networking, and Linkaging conducted by the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Cagayan Valley for the members of the Kayvayvanan Umhakaw Nu Basco (KUNB), Nyoy... KEEP READING September 3, 2026 {{catlist}} Isabela FAs join bookkeeping training, complete CDA’s pre-registration seminar About 45 farmer-members from the Patanad Farmers Association (PFA), Samahan ng Tobacco Farmers Agriculture Cooperative (STFAC), and San Isidro Luna Integrated Farmers Association (SILIFA) were capacitated during the Training on Understanding Financial Statements and Bookkeeping for Non-Accountants in Sto. Domingo, Luna, Isabela from August 27–28, 2026.

Resource speaker Mr. Ferdinand Tallud,... KEEP READING September 3, 2026 {{catlist}} Quirino FCAs complete livestock production training Three Farmers' Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) from Quirino participated in the livestock production training conducted by the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Cagayan Valley last August 12 and 14, 2026.

Seventeen members, comprising 11 male and six female farmers from the Cardenas Multi-purpose Farmers Association (CAMFA)... KEEP READING September 3, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD CagVal promotes safe, sustainable farming among PFA members To boost crop yields and promote sustainable farming, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Cagayan Valley conducted a training workshop on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Vegetable, Rice, and Corn Production for 35 members of the Patanad Farmers Association (PFA) in Quezon, San Isidro, Isabela last August 20, 2026.

Members... KEEP READING September 3, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD holds capacity-building activities for Ilocos Sur farmers The Department of Agriculture–Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 – Ilocos conducted a series of capacity-building activities for the Paratong Farmers Association of Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur, aimed at strengthening the members’ skills in enterprise development and market engagement.

The activities included the Training on Effective Negotiation Skills... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD supports cattle health monitoring in Ilocos Sur The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program Phase 2 in the Ilocos Region continues to strengthen its support for livestock beneficiaries through sustained technical and veterinary assistance, helping ensure that cattle production projects remain healthy, productive, and viable sources of livelihood.

As part of this continuing support, the SAAD Program,... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD CagVal trains Rizal FAs on Advanced Cattle Production  In support of the goal of the Department of Agriculture Region 02 to boost livestock production in the region, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Cagayan Valley conducted a training on Cattle Production for the farmer-members of the Malaueg Food Producers and Farmers Association and Masi Corn Development and... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} 3 Isabela FCAs improve record-keeping thru SAAD CagVal training To help more farmers manage and organize their earnings effectively, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Cagayan Valley capacitated three Farmers Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) from Isabela on Understanding Financial Statements and Bookkeeping for Non-Accountants last August 13-14, 2026.

A total of 50 farmer-members from Capayacan... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} Tangalan native chicken growers learn biosecurity measures, risk management protocol The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Western Visayas conducted a targeted Biosecurity and Risk Management in Poultry Farming Training held on August 18 and 19  2026, in Tangalan, Aklan to help prevent disease outbreaks, minimize production losses, and sustain the productivity of their native chicken-raising... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} DA-SAAD cascades, validates Phase 2 FPL guidelines in San Rafael, Iloilo Field implementers and personnel of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program convened in San Rafael, Iloilo from August 4 to 7 to cascade and validate newly crafted guidelines and templates for the Phase 2 Food Production and Livelihood (FPL) component.

The four-day activity, led by... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD NPMO, CALABARZON RPMSO strengthen FPL monitoring with Quezon farmers, fisherfolk The Department of Agriculture–Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program conducted its 15th Food Production and Livelihood (FPL) component rollout in CALABARZON from August 11 to 14, 2026, bringing together national and regional implementers and farmer-fisherfolk groups to strengthen project monitoring, recordkeeping, and data-based decision-making.

The activity began with an entry... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} Gandawan farmers earns over P62K from cabbage production The Gandawan Strawberry Growers' Association (GSGA), a farmers' association (FA) under the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program, in Don Victoriano Chiongbian, Misamis Occidental, has harvested over four tons of cabbage from their communal garden. 

This harvest earned the group a total of Php 62,944, after... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} 8 Misamis Oriental FAs receive over P870K interventions from SAAD NorMin To enhance food security and promote sustainable agricultural development, the Department of Agriculture's Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program delivered agricultural inputs worth Php 879,096 to its eight farmers' associations in Misamis Oriental last June 2026 as part of the Program's support to its farmer-beneficiaries. 

The provision and delivery of... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} Gitagum SAAD FA expands production area to boost agricultural yield A farmers' group in Barangay Gregorio Pelaez, Gitagum town, Misamis Oriental has expanded its production area to enhance their livelihood as they move toward agricultural development. 

Originally cultivating one hectare of land, the Gregorio Pelaez Farmers' Association (GPFA) has now increased its farmland by an additional two hectares, which will be... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} DA-SAAD ZamPen reinforce livelihood implementation thru unified FPL system A livelihood intervention does not end when inputs reach a farmer organization. Its effectiveness also depends on how well the project is planned, documented, monitored and adjusted throughout its production cycle.

This is the gap the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 addressed in... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD NorMin supplies over P850K worth of agri-interventions to boost Camiguin FA's livelihoods  The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) provided Php 856,030 worth of agricultural inputs and processing materials to four farmers' associations (FAs) in Camiguin last July 21 to 23, 2026, to boost local agriculture and rural livelihoods in the province. 

The beneficiary associations from... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD Western Visayas holds PRA activities in Tangalan, Aklan The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Western Visayas conducted Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) activities in Barangays Vivo, Napatag and Tamokoe, Tangalan in Aklan, from August 11–13, August 18–20, August 25-27, 2026, respectively.

The activities engaged community members and key informants in participatory discussions and workshops that... KEEP READING September 1, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD Caraga cascades MAED Training to field implementers To strengthen the capacity of its program implementers in providing enterprise development support to its Farmers’ Associations (FAs), the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Caraga conducted a four-day Training of Trainers (TOT) on Marketing and Enterprise Development last August 11–14, 2026.

Headed by the Regional... KEEP READING August 31, 2026 {{catlist}} DA-SAAD, Friends of Hope empower Tboli farmers through coconut enterprise To strengthen indigenous agriculture in the highlands of South Cotabato, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Region XII, in partnership with the non-profit organization Friends of Hope, Inc., distributed high-yielding coconut planting materials to 55 Tboli farmers in Barangay Upper Maculan last August 14, 2026.

The... KEEP READING August 31, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD SOCCSKSARGEN holds 2nd leg of Fundamentals of Marketing training The Marketing Assistance and Enterprise Development (MAED) Unit of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Region XII conducted the second leg of the Fundamentals of Marketing training for Farmers Associations (FAs) from Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani Province on August 19–20, 2026, at Venue 88,... KEEP READING August 31, 2026 {{catlist}} South Cotabato FAs learn Fundamentals of Marketing thru DA-SAAD 12 training To help farmer-beneficiaries turn agricultural interventions into sustainable and income-generating ventures, the Marketing and Enterprise Development (MAED) Unit of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Region XII conducted a four-day training on the Fundamentals of Marketing for 11 SAAD-assisted Farmers Associations (FAs) in South... KEEP READING August 31, 2026 {{catlist}} Livestock raisers in Tarlac receive 3,300 forage seedlings from DA-SAAD The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Central Luzon successfully distributed forage seedlings to livestock raisers in Barangay Nagsabaran-Casipo and Bamban-Maasin, San Clemente, Tarlac on July 24, 2026.

Led by Dr. Rosalee G. Leander, SAAD OPBME Lead, a total of 3,300 forage seedlings, including Madre de... KEEP READING August 30, 2026 {{catlist}} DA-SAAD NIR equips Basak farmers for sweet corn production The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Negros Island Region (NIR) strengthened the capacity of local farmers through a two-day Specialized Training on Sweet Corn Production held last August 4–5, 2026, in Barangay Basak, San Jose, Negros Oriental.

The training brought together 29 members of the Barangay... KEEP READING August 30, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD NIR upskills Janay-Janay farmers in capability enhancement training Beyond the soil, seeds, and seasonal harvests, the strength of a thriving agricultural community is rooted in its people. Recognizing that sustainable agricultural development requires not only technical knowledge but also strong leadership, shared values, and cohesive organizations, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Negros... KEEP READING August 30, 2026 {{catlist}} 38 SAAD NegOr farmers receive training on Leadership and Organizational Capacity Recognizing that strong and resilient farmers’ organizations are built on capable, empowered, and committed members, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program - Negros Island Region conducted a two-day Capability Enhancement Training for 38 partner farmer-beneficiaries of the Barangay Basak Farmers Association (BBFA) last July... KEEP READING August 30, 2026 {{catlist}} Leadership and values formation shapes SAAD farmers in Negros Occidental Strong agricultural communities are built not only through productive farms, but also through organized, capable, and united farmers working toward a common goal.

Recognizing the importance of strong farmer organizations in sustaining community development, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Negros Island Region (NIR) conducted a... KEEP READING August 30, 2026 {{catlist}} Cebu farmers hone skills in SAAD cattle and goat management specialized training The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Central Visayas strengthened the technical knowledge and practical skills of its farmer-beneficiaries through a two-day Specialized Training on Breeding Guidelines and Management in Ruminants on August 11–12, 2026 in Lawaan, Alcantara, Cebu and on Animal Nutrition in Cattle in... KEEP READING August 30, 2026 {{catlist}} SAAD strengthens farmer enterprises thru MSME dev’t training in Central Visayas The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Central Visayas strengthened the enterprise and market development skills of members of farmers’ associations through the conduct of the Market-Related Training (MRT) on Building Competitive MSMEs, held from July 21 to August 21, 2026, in the provinces of  Bohol... KEEP READING August 29, 2026 {{catlist}} Cabawangan FA nourishes community in Nutrition Month Feeding Program In celebration of Nutrition Month last July, the Cabawangan Corn Farmers Association (CCFA) successfully conducted a Feeding Program on July 16, 2026, for the pupils of Cabawangan Elementary School.

The activity supported the community by providing nutritious meals to the pupils, particularly those who may have skipped breakfast. Through this initiative,... KEEP READING August 29, 2026 {{catlist}} Matis-Anon vegetable farmers in Romblon turn earnings into broiler production In Brgy. Agpudlos, San Andres, Romblon, the Matis-Anon Farmers Association, a SAAD Phase 2 vegetable production project beneficiary in MIMAROPA, has used its earnings from vegetable production to start another livelihood. The group ventured into broiler production, giving its 19 members another way to earn while learning a new livelihood... KEEP READING August 29, 2026

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