LEYTE, September 28, 2022 - To recuperate from the effects of African Swine Fever (ASF), swine raisers turned to poultry production through the help of the Department of Agriculture- Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) in Pastrana, Leyte. Background Malitbogay…
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, September 27, 2022- In preparation for Phase 2, the Department of Agriculture- Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) held consultation meetings for newly selected municipalities in Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga del Norte. The consultation…
AGUSAN DEL SUR, September 21, 2022 - Gearing up for SAAD Phase 1 culmination, 32 farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) organized by the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program gathered to finalize the project sustainability plan in…
Background Biri is a coastal municipality in the province of Northern Samar with a population of 11,274 individuals according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in 2020. Despite being an island town, farming is considered the…
SAMAR, September 16, 2022 – To meet the demand for poultry meat in the province, the Department of Agriculture- Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA- SAAD) delivered Php 1,108,100 worth of inputs under the Broiler Raising, Food Processing and Marketing…
About Minlasag Farfish Association Minlasag, located in a 5th class municipality of Sibutad in Zamboanga del Norte is a home to fishermen, rice and coconut farmers, and livestock raisers whose produce are relatively utilized for family consumption. Continually seeking more…
SULU, September 9, 2022 - The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) program conducted a series of technical training on Crops and Layer Chicken-Egg production for 213 farmer-beneficiaries in six (6) municipalities in Sulu from June…
Background A year after the Department of Agriculture- Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) was first introduced in Sulu, the program finally reached Talipao in 2018, a coastal municipality that constitutes about 20% of Sulu’s total land area and is…
Background Lope De Vega is a landlocked municipality in the coastal province of Northern Samar. It is a 4th Class municipality with a 47.87% poverty incidence based on the 2018 Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data. To maximize the agricultural assistance…
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, August 25, 2022 - Subanen indigenous people (IP) and beneficiaries of the Department of Agriculture- Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA- SAAD) Program received support to increase corn production in Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte. The Alvenda Farmers…