For a marginalized farmer, producing dragon fruit is an ambitious and challenging enterprise because this requires huge investment, patience, and time. While it is costly to produce, it gives a big return. For this reason, a farmer can only wish…
By Myer G. Mula, PhD Amidst the pandemic, the year 2020 strongly contributed to the food security of the 30 poorest of the poor provinces covered by the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program on the domestic…
“The world is my oyster”, said Cresencia Aparici Añasco, a 55-year-old beneficiary of the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program, as she referred to the bivalve mollusc as an opportunity that came into her life. Cresencia received…
CENTRAL VISAYAS, January 25, 2021 - Thousands of fisherfolk and hundreds of associations from Central Visayas Region (Region 7) benefitted from the livelihood aid of the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program. The DA-Bureau…
The marginalized farmers and fishers suffered more acutely during this CoViD-19 crisis. To address their needs, the Department of Agriculture (DA) implemented nationwide the “Plant, Plant, Plant Program (Agri-4Ps)” or “Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing Sapat (ALPAS) Laban sa CoViD-19”. The Agri-4Ps…
QUEZON CITY, December 10, 2020 - Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary for Operations and Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program Steering Committee (PSC) Chairperson USec Ariel T. Cayanan recommended upscaling the SAAD beneficiaries to promote livelihood sustainability. “Mag upscaling…
QUEZON CITY, November 27, 2020 - Assistance Secretary (ASec) Jonji Gonzales from Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas recognized the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program for addressing food security and poverty in Negros Occidental. The Pandanon…
SIQUIJOR, September 25, 2020 - The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 7 helped 67 fisherfolks through a Pond Culture Technology project worth Php 600,000.00 in the town…
WESTERN VISAYAS, September 11, 2020 - The Department of Agriculture (DA) - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program in Western Visayas completed the distribution of 1,440 free-range native chickens worth Php 979,200.00 to 24 farmers’ associations (FAs) in the…
BOHOL, September 23, 2020 – Seventy-two (72) individual fisherfolks from Pres. Carlos P. Garcia benefited from the Php 1.7 million worth of livelihood assistance under the FY 2019 of Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of the Bureau of…
