The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program conducted a meeting among its implementers to solicit information and discuss the progress of each implementing unit in terms of target completion, July 28. The meeting, conducted...
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SAAD trains Central Luzon farmers on Marketing and Enterprise Development
As part of its continued support to farmers in Tarlac and Nueva Ecija, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program conducted a Marketing Assistance and Enterprise Development (MAED) rollout for both Tarlac and Nueva Ecija from July 7 to July 24,...
ZamPen farmers get boost with 24K banana plantlets from DA-SAAD
To boost banana production in the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 distributed a total of 24,425 tissue-cultured banana plantlets to six farmers’ associations in Zamboanga del Sur...
SAAD CAR trains future agripreneurs through internship program
To help strengthen grassroots agricultural development, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Phase 2 Program in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) partnered with Benguet State University (BSU) to provide hands-on...
CASIFA Coop to supply fresh produce for Santa Praxedes feeding program
The Cabaleng San Isidro Farmers Agriculture Cooperative (CASIFA Coop), a pilot farmer group assisted by the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Cagayan Valley, is set to become the official supplier of fresh...
SAAD Central Luzon kicks off SocPrep rollouts in Nueva Ecija
Sixteen (16) members of the Maeling Poultry Farmers’ Association under the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Central Luzon successfully participated in the first batch of the Social Preparation (SocPrep) Roll-out...
SAAD Ilocos bags 2nd Top Performing LFP in DA-RFO 1 Mid-Year Assessment
Recognized for its consistent efforts to uplift marginalized farmers and fishers, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in the Ilocos Region was awarded as the 2nd Top Performing Locally-Funded Project (LFP) by the Department of Agriculture –...
DA-SAAD MIMAROPA achieves 99% BED1 obligation, surpasses livelihood targets in midyear review
The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) MIMAROPA reported a 99% obligation of its Budget Execution Document (BED) 1 target, amounting to Php 49,798,367.45 or 62% of its Php 80,375,000 budget for the year, and achieved 100%...
Php1.1M SAAD project backs RTR farmers’ abaca enterprise
Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program officially turned-over its Php 1.1 million worth of agricultural materials and infrastructure project to the abaca farmers of San Antonio Farmers Organization (SAFO), last July 15,...
Isabela’s new farmer groups trained for bigger, better harvests
To ensure the continued success of vegetable and corn harvests, two newly assisted farmer associations in Isabela underwent intensive training last July 3–4, 2025, through the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in...