AGUSAN DEL SUR, February 4, 2021 – In Agusan del Sur, the Department of Agriculture- Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program invested in building suitable commodities mainly on crops (rice, abaca, and cacao) and poultry production to help address…
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, February 3, 2021 - The Department of Agriculture-Region 9 - Regulatory Division oriented the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program beneficiaries of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to further improve their livestock and poultry management. The…
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, January 27, 2021- The Special Area for Agricultural Development Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 9 delivered Php 1,399,800 worth of Layer Chicken Raising Project to 6 farmers associations (FA) in two municipalities (Rizal…
SULU, January 22, 2021- Four Tausug farmers’ associations of the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program from Sulu expect additional income from their banana plantation in the 1st quarter as the crop reached 65-…
BISLIG CITY, January 21, 2021—Department of Agriculture (DA) - Caraga Regional Executive Director (RED) Abel James I. Monteagudo visited the farmers of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program, kicking off another year of implementation. As the DA-SAAD Program…
DIPOLOG CITY, January 15, 2021- The Department of Agriculture (DA) - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program in Region 9 is ready to serve farmers this year with a total budget of Php 113,111,000 (based on the General Appropriations…
SULU, January 21, 2021 – Residents of barangay Kanmidus, Luuk are expecting to harvest 39 tons of rice or 800 sacks (50kg/sack) from their 10 hectares (ha) area in April 2021. The DA through the Special Area for Agriculture Development…
“... stronger coherence between agriculture and social protection interventions can improve the welfare of poor small family farmers by facilitating productive inclusion, improving risk-management capacities, and increasing agricultural productivity – all of which enable rural-based families to gradually move out…
TAGAYTAY CITY, December 16, 2020 - The Department of Agriculture (DA) Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program served 23,534 farmers and fisherfolk during the FY 2020 program implementation in its 30 priority provinces. The SAAD Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation…
A Success Story through Cassava-Corn-Peanut Farming in Sulu Atat Alih, a 68-year-old farmer from Brgy. Tubod, Talipao, Sulu, is thankful for the income he makes through the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program’s Diversified…