The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) or locally named as "kamote", once-touted "a poor man's crop", is now regarded as a "cash crop" for a Manobo IP group in Carmen, Surigao del Sur. Despite the many concerns brought by the coronavirus…
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, April 15, 2020 - A total of 3,500 head of broiler chicken from the farmers’ associations supported by the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program were sold in three days despite the travel restrictions brought about…
SULU, April 16, 2020 - The Department of Agriculture (DA) - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program farmers in the province and barangay officials of Barangay Laum Suah in the municipality of Parang strengthened their partnership through an agreement…
BUTUAN CITY, 24 February 2020 - The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking to partner with the Global Partnership for Sustainable Solutions (GPSS) after the latter invited Director Myer Mula in…
Zamboanga del Norte, March 3-4, 2020 – The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program in the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Regional Field Office (RFO) 9 turned over a total of ₱12,547,536 worth of projects to farmers’ associations in…
AGUSAN DEL SUR, 3 February 2020 – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in CARAGA Region (BFAR-13) distributed 30 units of brand new fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) paddle boats, which were funded by the Special Area for Agricultural…
SULU, January 20, 2020 - Newly-appointed Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Executive Director (RED) Rad Donn Cedeño led the turnover of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program’s 2018 and 2019 agricultural livelihood interventions to its beneficiaries in the…