To better assist farmers in protecting their crops and livestock from pests and diseases, selected personnel of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Ilocos Region underwent a two-day technical training on field diagnosis...
For the members of the Riverside Greener Association (RISGA) in Dumalneg, farming has always meant working with what they have, with hopes that each season brings better harvests. This May, that hope grew stronger as they received 1,500 kilograms of ginger rhizomes...
Before crops can thrive, farmers must first learn to thrive together. In Maripipi, a small island town in Biliran, 40 farmers are proving that the strength of any association lies not only in its harvest, but in how well its members work as a team. From April 8 to...
Farmers in Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur are diversifying their income by integrating cattle and vegetable farming through the livelihood projects of the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA - SAAD) Program Phase 2. The Paratong...
With a carabao now plowing their land, hauling their copra, and carrying produce to market, Juvie and Jeysiel Saturno’s dream of owning their own farm helper has finally come true. And it all started with the income they earned from the Corn Production Project of the...
The Department of Agriculture's Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program CALABARZON launched a series of training sessions in Jomalig, Quezon to help strengthen local farmer associations. Held during the first two weeks of June, the initiative...
With hands calloused from decades of labor and a back strengthened by years in the field, 54-year-old Evangeline Duhisan of Barangay Kapamanok, San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur stands proud, blooming like the vegetables she tirelessly cultivates in her half-hectare...
To gain direct insights into the experiences of its beneficiaries, National Director Ullysses Lustria Jr. of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program embarked on a comprehensive field visit to Tublay, Benguet, yesterday, June 6. Dir. Lustria...
The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 recently distributed agricultural interventions to 32 beneficiaries of the United Barangay San Antonio Sto. Tomas Farmers Association Inc. (UBSASTFAI) in Santo Tomas,...
To empower farmers with basic knowledge on marketing and enterprise development, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 in Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamPen) conducted a one-day training for the MAKULIP Farmers...