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 Caraga holds SocMed Management Training to enhance media literacy among personnel Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program conducted a Social Media Management Training for its personnel and representatives from the DA-Caraga Agricultural Program Coordinating Offices (APCOs) on October 27-28, 2025, in Butuan City.

The activity aimed to enhance the participants’ skills in using Facebook and Meta Business Suite, enabling... KEEP READING November 7, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD taps CLSU to level up Tarlac corn farmers in climate-smart and post-harvest training To further enhance the knowledge of its beneficiaries due to inevitable changing weather conditions and continuous innovations in farming, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Central Luzon conducted the Corn Management and Post-Harvest Practice Training to 124 farmer-beneficiaries, last October 16 to 17, 2025... KEEP READING November 7, 2025 {{catlist}} Sukiyap farmers mark SAAD project gains with traditional thanksgiving rites The Sukiyap Fisherfolk and Farmers Organization marked the start of its marketing activities under the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 with a community thanksgiving ceremony last October 29–30, 2025, in Demang, Sadanga.

The activity followed the group’s initial production cycle under SAAD’s Integrated... KEEP READING November 6, 2025 {{catlist}} Belwang farmers shift enterprise plan, reinforce labor support structure in swine project  Farmers in Barangay Belwang in Mountain Province are set to transition to Basi production as a secondary livelihood enterprise and formalize participation in project operations, following a monitoring activity conducted by the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) last October 28–29,... KEEP READING November 6, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD empowers Cordillera farmers to market identity thru product branding Farmers’ groups in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), supported by the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD), are taking their produce beyond the farm and into the marketplace through product branding, a step that transforms raw crops into recognizable goods and asserts the identity of their... KEEP READING November 5, 2025 {{catlist}} Rizal, Cagayan farmers undergo training on Sustainable Vegetable Production Two (2) farmers associations (FAs) in the municipality of Rizal, Cagayan underwent training on Sustainable Lowland Vegetable Production conducted by the Department of Agriculture–Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA–SAAD) Cagayan Valley, held in Barangay Masi last October 23, 2025.

The two participating associations were the Malaueg Food Producers and Farmers Association... KEEP READING November 5, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD doles out over P200K worth of interventions, boosts livelihood opportunities for Sarangani farmers In its continuing effort to strengthen local food production and uplift farmers’ livelihoods, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in SOCCSKSARGEN delivered Php 238,000.00 worth of free-range chickens to two farmers’ associations in Sarangani Province, last October 10 and 16, 2025.

The first batch of... KEEP READING November 3, 2025 {{catlist}} NegOcc FA stands steadfast, finds success in SAAD's peanut and vegetable production Hours from the nearest paved road lies a far-flung village rarely reached by government support– the Barangay Quintin Remo in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental — a community tucked away from the fast-growing province.

In the heart of that community is a group of farmers, the Kaisahan sang Mangunguma kag Mamumugon sang... KEEP READING October 30, 2025 {{catlist}} Balut Island women FAs turns fresh produce into market opportunities The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Davao Program continues to empower rural women through enterprise development and skills training through its Marketing and Enterprise Development (MAED) component, conducting a Value-Adding through Meat Processing Training last October 6 to 10, 2025.

The training was conducted to the members... KEEP READING October 30, 2025 {{catlist}} Pieza Growers Association reaps progress thru SAAD Cagayan Valley interventions Thirty (30) members of the Pieza Growers Association (PGA) in Barangay Pieza, Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya received package of interventions worth Php 850,000.00 from the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Cagayan Valley.

Distributed last August 20, the association expects improved convenience and efficiency in farming following said agricultural... KEEP READING October 29, 2025 {{catlist}} Batanes farmers receive SAAD interventions during DA Sec. Laurel visit Two farmers’ associations (FAs) in the province of Batanes received agricultural interventions from the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Cagayan Valley, coinciding with the visit of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. for the launching of the “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” program last October 9,... KEEP READING October 29, 2025 {{catlist}} Budding CBE in Romblon earns P146K from SAAD vegetable production project With the continued support of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program, Jolyn’s Vegetable and Fruits Association (JVFA), a beneficiary group from the island municipality of San Jose, Romblon, continues to strengthen its market linkages as it works toward becoming an established Community-Based Enterprise (CBE).

Since... KEEP READING October 29, 2025 {{catlist}} GovGen farmers venture in value-adding, join SAAD Meat Processing Training The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Davao Program continues to empower farmers in geographically isolated areas through a specialized training on Value-Adding through Meat Processing last October 2 to 3, for members of the Sergio Osmeña Anti-Communist Brigade Agrivet Farmers Association (SOACBAFA) in Governor Generoso,... KEEP READING October 29, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD SOCCSKSARGEN kicks off Entrepreneurship Training for Cotabato farmers To further empower farmer associations (FAs) in the SOCCSKSARGEN region, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program commenced its Entrepreneurial Mind-setting and Values Formation Training for Cotabato farmers last October 7 to 8, 2025 in Midsayap, Cotabato Province.

Representing seven FAs, thirty-five (35) individual farmers participated... KEEP READING October 29, 2025 {{catlist}} Talaingod FA gain leadership and financial skills in SAAD training Twenty-five (25) members of the Banoog CAA Farmers Association under the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Davao successfully underwent Capacity Development Training in Barangay Palma Gil, Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

The training held last August 14, capacitated twenty-five (25) local farmers to have practical skills to aid... KEEP READING October 29, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD NorMin supply P957K worth of agri-inputs to Camiguin FAs to bolster production In its continued effort to empower local farmers and boost agricultural productivity, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Northern Mindanao provided Php 957,000 worth of agri-inputs to the four farmers' associations (FAs) in Camiguin on October 21-22, 2025.

The beneficiary associations from... KEEP READING October 29, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD FAs earn P52K, win best booth at San Rafael’s 1st Agri-Trade Fair Four (4) farmers associations of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program generated a total gross income of Php 52,286 from October 20-24, 2025 during the 1st Agri-Trade Fair initiated by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Rafael, Iloilo.

The SAAD delegation, composed of the Brgy. Aripdip Chicken Growers... KEEP READING October 28, 2025 {{catlist}} Siargao farmers strengthened for agribusiness thru Business Model Canvas training Empowering the livelihoods of its group beneficiaries, Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program simultaneously conducted a series of Business Model Canvas (BMC) Training to its twelve (12) Farmers' Associations (FAs) in Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte on October 14-17, 2025.

The training-workshop was attended by 10... KEEP READING October 28, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD Caraga convenes Phase 1 and 2 implementers in a Coordination Meeting Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) conducted a coordination meeting among its Phase 1 and 2 implementers in the municipal and provincial levels last October 14-15, 2025 at MSC Function Hall, Butuan City.

The coordination meeting assessed the actions taken per province and municipality in connection to... KEEP READING October 27, 2025 {{catlist}} Leyte crop cultivators find fresh start with SAAD vegetable project  “Nalipay kami kay natagan kami hin additional na pakabuhi pinaagi han paghatag ha amon hin mga gamit pag-uma,” shared Rogelio Pica, President of Asuncion Del Senior Integrated Farmers Association (ADSIFA).

[We are grateful for receiving this additional livelihood through the provision of farming inputs.]

The group from Macarthur, Leyte, composed of twenty... KEEP READING October 27, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD aligns livelihood strategies with climate adaptation in APA Planning Workshop The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2, led by Director Ulysses J. Lustria Jr., participated in the Planning and Integration Workshop for the Adapting Philippine Agriculture to Climate Change (APA) Project held on October 20–24, 2025, in Tanza, Cavite.

For SAAD, the workshop served... KEEP READING October 27, 2025 {{catlist}} Talalora vegetable growers gain P79K net income from SAAD crop project In a small farming community of Talalora, Samar, hope grows in rows of vegetable crops. 

For the 24 members of the Kapit-bisig Tungo sa Pag-unlad ng Mamamayan Farmers and Fisherfolks Association, their six-month harvest is more than just a yield — it is a story of hard work, resilience, and the... KEEP READING October 24, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD farmers in Quinapondan reap 12 tons of assorted vegetables, earn P374K net income In Eastern Samar, hard work and teamwork paid off for the 20 beneficiaries of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA - SAAD) Program, who collectively earned a net income of Php 374,709 from producing more than 12 metric tons (MT) of assorted vegetables since the... KEEP READING October 24, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD MIMAROPA leads PRA activity for farmers, fishers of Kalayaan, Palawan The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) MIMAROPA successfully conducted a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) for farmers and fisherfolk from the Municipality of Kalayaan, Palawan, on October 15 - 16, 2025, in Puerto Princesa City. 

The activity forms part of SAAD MIMAROPA’s concrete support to the broader... KEEP READING October 22, 2025 {{catlist}} DA, BFAR-SAAD aid Tarlac farmers with water pumps for tilapia farming The Department of Agriculture–Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources–SAAD (BFAR-SAAD) strengthened their partnership for farmer and fisherfolk development through the turnover of three (3) brand-new water pumps to program beneficiaries last September 12, 2025 in Tarlac City.

The equipment were distributed to three... KEEP READING October 17, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD Central Luzon evaluates 3rd quarter performance, sets direction for year-end targets To discuss its progress and challenges during the past three months of its implementation, Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Central Luzon conducted its 3rd Quarter Physical and Financial Assessment last September 24 to 26, 2025 in Subic, Zambales.

The regional implementers, together with representatives from... KEEP READING October 16, 2025 {{catlist}} UNLAD farmers in Quirino bloom with mushroom fruiting bags as new livelihood Following their completion of the mushroom production training on February 27, 2025, a sustainable livelihood is now becoming a steady source of income for members of the Ugnayan ng mga Lupong Agrikultura ng Dibul (UNLAD) in Barangay Dibul, Saguday, Quirino, with support from the Department of Agriculture – Special Area... KEEP READING October 14, 2025 {{catlist}} SAAD holds forum, unites sectors for sustainable agriculture in Western Visayas Reinforcing its commitment to sustainable agriculture, the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program conducted a Stakeholders Forum and Consultation Workshop from October 7-10, bringing together more than a hundred stakeholders composed of farmer-beneficiaries, LGU partners, and program implementers.

This four-day multi-sectoral meeting served as a platform for... KEEP READING October 14, 2025 {{catlist}} La Union farmers enhance leadership, management skills thru SAAD training Ninety (90) farmers in La Union recently took part in a  capacity-building training under the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 to strengthen their leadership, organizational, and values-based skills for more effective management of livelihood associations and sustainable community projects.

The activity was organized... KEEP READING October 14, 2025 {{catlist}} Caraga’s DA, BFAR SAAD convene in a coordination meeting Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program conducted a coordination meeting with its program counterpart under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) held last October 1-2, 2025, at JB Nature Farm and Resort, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.

The coordination meeting was conducted to assess... KEEP READING October 13, 2025

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