In the quiet town of Matnog, situated along the coast where barrios like Poropandan thrive, lies the place Junard Gargallo calls home. At the foot of the town’s rugged mountains, the barrio has always symbolized comfort and belonging for him. It is where he spent his...
Farmer associations assisted by the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Masbate participated in the Farmers and Fisherfolks Enterprise Development Information System (FFEDIS) Information Caravan in Masbate City....
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Given the complexity and precision different farming practices demand, first-hand and real-world experience remains the best way to teach farming, even its most intricate techniques. Textbooks can explain the theories behind a particular agricultural practice, but...
Every time the Tindig ng mga Nagkakaisang Mangingisda ng Poblacion 5 gathers, Wilfredo C. Varona makes an effort to be there. For the 54-year-old fisherfolk, showing up means more than attending another meeting. Three years after his stroke changed what he could...
Five farmer associations (FAs) in Misamis Occidental received Php 1,243,600 worth of complete fertilizers and essential garden tools from the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agriculture Development (DA-SAAD) Northern Mindanao last August 2026. The...
As part of the group's mitigation plan for the upcoming dry spell, the Gandawan Strawberry Growers' Association (GSGA), a farmers' association (FA) under the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program, in Barangay Gandawan,...
On a 5,000-square-meter farm planted with ampalaya, upo, okra, sitaw, and other high-value crops, Algenihra Ermogino has found a livelihood far from the financing office where he once worked. The farm is not, however, a simple escape from corporate life. It is where...
From an initial 20 heads of cattle distributed back in 2023, the Kayvayvanan Umhakaw Nu Basco Farmers Association (KUNB FA) in Basco, Batanes has produced 15 offspring and re-dispersed three heifer calves to new beneficiaries, allowing the livestock intervention to...
The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Cagayan Valley successfully conducted a Training on Business Branding for four Farmers Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) in Nueva Vizcaya on September 10-11, 2026, at Nag-et...
As part of the ongoing initiative of the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in boosting poultry production in Cagayan Valley region, a Ready-To-Lay (RTL) Production and Management Training was conducted, which was...