SUBIC, August 16, 2021 – To evaluate the mid-year performance of the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program for 2021, the national office hosted an event in Subic, Zambales from August 9 to 13.…
QUEZON CITY, June 24, 2021 – The Central Luzon State University (CLSU) will evaluate the social preparation activities of the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program in relation to the establishment of community-based enterprises.…
QUEZON CITY, June 14, 2021 – The Department of Agriculture (DA) - Special Area for Agriculture Development (SAAD) Program launched a guidebook to strengthen its community-based development approach for the success of its farmers and fisherfolk as well as their…
DAVAO DE ORO, June 4, 2021 - The Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program distributed 240 upgraded native chickens to 28 Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDA) farmers of Brgy. San Isidro, Nabunturan. The needs-based interventions cost…
BUKIDNON, May 31, 2021 - Amid heavy rain, the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) in partnership with the High-Value Crops Development (HVCD) Program delivered free-range chickens and vegetable seeds to the 90 Matigsalug Indigenous People (IP) in…
Usually, a person thinks of poverty as not having enough money to supply one’s basic necessities. However, it is more than that as it is a complex societal issue. The Word Bank organization holistically described poverty as: Poverty is hunger……
QUEZON CITY, November 11, 2020 - Acuris-Policy and Regulatory Report (PaRR) reporter and former media practitioner James Konstantin Galvez trained 20 writers of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to effectively write press releases. He emphasized “keep it short, stupid” -…
QUEZON CITY, 9 October 2020 – The National Program Management Office (NPMO) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program had organizational restructuring to improve its management effectiveness and efficiency leading to better project…
by Myer G. Mula, Ph.D. It has been projected that more than half of the world’s population will live in cities in a few years and food security will be a perennial challenge that will confront humanity. This situation will…
Partnership is an essential tool of any poverty reduction project such as the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). What is partnership? It is “a relationship between individuals or groups that is characterized…