For agricultural progress to truly take root, those on the front lines must be armed with the best possible tools – not just for farming, but for communication, problem-solving, and community building. This understanding corroborates the training recently completed...
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DA-SAAD trains 19 ZamPen FAs on project management, values formation
The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2, through its Social Preparation (SocPrep) Unit, conducted a training on project management and values formation for 19 newly-identified farmers’ associations (FAs)...
SAAD Bicol completes farmer-beneficiary profiling in Ticao Island
MASBATE, May 29, 2025 — In a pursuit of continually promoting inclusive, data-driven, and transparent agricultural development, the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Bicol conducted its annual beneficiary profiling...
SAAD Cagayan Valley preps FCAs for livestock venture after Cattle Production Training
Cagayan Valley, May 29, 2025 – Four (4) Farmers’ Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) in Cagayan Valley are now better prepared for cattle production after completing a comprehensive Training on Cattle Raising and Silage Making organized by the Department of...
SAAD rolls out training to strengthen 38 farmers’ groups in Central Visayas
The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Central Visayas held two-day training sessions for 38 farmer groups in Bohol and Cebu from April 15 to May 9, 2025. The training covered important topics about how to build...
40 Biliran island farmers equipped with organizational strengthening skills
A successful farm requires more than just fertile soil and favorable weather. It truly flourishes when people work together, a lesson keenly embraced by forty (40) farmers on Maripipi Island, Biliran province. Held from April 8-11, 2025, the farmers completed a...
SAAD SOCCSKSARGEN marks 68.42% accomplishment of FY2025 monitoring targets
The Marketing Assistance and Enterprise Development (MAED) Subunit of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) in SOCCSKSARGEN marks its 68.42% accomplishment of its annual monitoring target as of May 16, 2025. Progress of...
SAAD Caraga conducts monitoring of CBEs in Dinagat Islands
The Marketing Assistance and Enterprise Development (MAED) Unit of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Caraga conducted a three-day monitoring visit to community-based enterprises (CBEs) in Dinagat Islands from May 20 to...
SAAD-PRDC joins special meeting with DA Caraga Dir. Mangelen, RAFIS
SAAD Caraga's Public Relations and Development Communication (PRDC) Unit presented its FY 2025 first quarter accomplishments during a strategic meeting organized by the Regional Agricultural and Fisheries Section (RAFIS) with DA Caraga's Regional Executive Director,...
SAAD Davao turns over 7k abaca plantlets to JAS farmers
To provide a boost to rural livelihoods of its beneficiaries, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program turned over 7,000 abaca plantlets to farmers of Pigbaluyan Highland Farmers Association in Caburan Small, Jose...