The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) conducted its Fiscal Year 2025 Regional Mid-Year Assessment from July 8 to 10, 2025, in Sagada, Mountain Province. The three-day activity served...
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Biliran farmers’ group expands poultry venture with reinvested profits
From January to June 2025, the Pili Farmers Association (PIFA) recorded Php 412,246 in gross income from their community-managed egg production project—marking a significant gain for a livelihood venture launched just last year. The initiative, supported by the...
Northern Samar farmers post Php146K net income from SAAD vegetable project
In their first full cropping cycle under the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program, the Victoria Vegetable Producers Association (VVPA) posted a total net income of Php 146,738 from their communal vegetable farm....
SAAD ZamPen strengthens 39 FAs through region-wide agripreneurship training
To boost the marketing capacities of rural farmers and equip them for a competitive agribusiness environment, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 in the Zamboanga Peninsula rolled out a region-wide...
Biliran farmers save Php170K through SAAD vegetable project
For a group of farmers in Almeria, Biliran, what began as a simple livelihood intervention through the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program grew into a sustainable enterprise that generated over Php 170,000 in...
SAAD CAR eyes farmer resilience, enterprise push in second half of 2025
As the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) moves into the second half of the year, it enters a decisive phase marked by deeper enterprise building, systems strengthening,...
Abra farmers build clean, sustainable piggery system with DA-SAAD support
Swine farming is often linked to foul smells, flies, and backbreaking maintenance. In Sitio Ol-olingen, Villaviciosa, Abra, a small association of farmers is proving that raising pigs can be clean, sustainable, and community-friendly. With support from the Department...
Zamboanga Sibugay couple boosts income thru SAAD crop, livestock projects
Before harvests became regular and income became steady, Rosa Vilma and Wenilo Landero worked with what little they had — some backyard crops, a few small animals, and a shared resolve to raise three children in Barangay Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay. Wenilo, 38, had been...
Pangasinan farmers thrive as SAAD cattle project brings in P750K in sales
Sustaining the momentum from last year’s breakthrough, the United Brgy. San Antonio Sto. Tomas Farmers’ Association Inc. (UBSASTFAI) continues to make significant strides from its integrated cattle and corn production project under the Department of Agriculture –...
DA-SAAD Ilocos empowers hog raisers with enterprise operations training
The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 conducted a two-day training workshop on Enterprise Operations Manual (EOM) Preparation for the Bulig Hog Raisers Association in Barangay Concepcion, Gregorio del...