Sustaining the momentum of its livelihood gains, the United Brgy. San Antonio Sto. Tomas Farmers Association Inc. (USBSASTFAI) in Pangasinan has launched its second cattle fattener rollover project, made possible through income generated from the initial intervention...
To boost banana production in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 distributed a total of 24,425 tissue-cultured banana plantlets to six farmers’ associations in Zamboanga del Sur...
To help strengthen grassroots agricultural development, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Phase 2 Program in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) partnered with Benguet State University (BSU) to provide hands-on...
Recognized for its consistent efforts to uplift marginalized farmers and fishers, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in the Ilocos Region was awarded as the 2nd Top Performing Locally-Funded Project (LFP) by the Department of Agriculture –...
The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 in Zamboanga Peninsula continues to strengthen its support to farmers by providing additional vermicast to six (6) farmers’ groups across Zamboanga Sibugay and...
Laying the groundwork for stronger community engagement and more inclusive agricultural interventions, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 carried out its pilot rollout of social preparation in Eastern...
What started as simple backyard gardening in the highlands of Kalinga is now growing into a community-based enterprise livelihood - one bottle at a time. In the remote village of Dangtalan in Pasil, where heirloom rice and vegetables are the community’s main crops, 30...
In the farming community of Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay, where hard work and unity have long sustained rural life, the members of the Israel Farmers Association (FA) know all too well the literal and figurative weight of tilling the land. Before every planting season,...
Vivian B. Flores goes where few are willing – into far-flung sitios tucked deep in the Cordillera landscape, where farmers wait not just for support, but for someone to understand their needs. As a Community Development Officer (CDO) of the Department of Agriculture...
In support of both immediate agricultural needs and long-term livelihood development, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 delivered 29 cattle worth Php 1,449,855 to three (3) farmers’ associations on July...