To prepare for the 2026–2028 implementation of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Central Visayas, the program conducted a three-day Project Proposal Writeshop from July 22 to 24, 2025. The writeshop equipped...
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DA-SAAD MIMAROPA equips personnel to improve reporting and documentation
To improve documentation and standardize reporting, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) MIMAROPA conducted a technical writing and report preparation workshop for 20 regional and field personnel on July 22–23 in Coron,...
25 JELGA farmers trained on Value Chain Analysis for Egg Production
To help improve farm productivity and income, 25 farmers from the Justiniana Edera Livestock Growers Association (JELGA), a beneficiary of the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Phase 2 Program in Dinagat Islands, joined a...
Panayakan farmers in Aklan receive 500 banana suckers from SAAD Western Visayas
Recognizing banana as one of the key crops grown by small-scale farmers in Tangalan, Aklan, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program provided 500 banana suckers to the Panayakan-Lanipga Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PLMPC) to support their existing...
SAAD Western Visayas workforce gather to review progress, target completion
The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program conducted a meeting among its implementers to solicit information and discuss the progress of each implementing unit in terms of target completion, July 28. The meeting, conducted...
DA-SAAD MIMAROPA achieves 99% BED1 obligation, surpasses livelihood targets in midyear review
The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) MIMAROPA reported a 99% obligation of its Budget Execution Document (BED) 1 target, amounting to Php 49,798,367.45 or 62% of its Php 80,375,000 budget for the year, and achieved 100%...
Php1.1M SAAD project backs RTR farmers’ abaca enterprise
Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program officially turned-over its Php 1.1 million worth of agricultural materials and infrastructure project to the abaca farmers of San Antonio Farmers Organization (SAFO), last July 15,...
SAAD and PVO provide farm inputs to 8 FCAs in Siquijor
Eight Farmers’ Cooperative Associations (FCAs) in Siquijor received essential farm inputs through the partnership of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Central Visayas and the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of...
SAAD trains RTR abaca farmers on abaca reproduction, processing, and marketing
Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program conducted a week-long training on abaca macro propagation, and fiber consolidation and marketing in partnership with Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) Caraga...
DA-SAAD Caraga holds stakeholder consultations to strengthen farmer project management
To strengthen its partnership with local stakeholders, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 launched a series of Stakeholder Consultation Meetings this July 2025. The consultation is part of the program’s...