Fifty-nine (59) members of the Nag-et Farmers Association (NFA) in Brgy. Cabuluan, Villaverde have completed the Greenhouse Management and Hands-on Training on Seedling Production and Vermicomposting conducted by the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for...
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Northern Samar farmers post Php146K net income from SAAD vegetable project
In their first full cropping cycle under the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program, the Victoria Vegetable Producers Association (VVPA) posted a total net income of Php 146,738 from their communal vegetable farm....
SAAD ZamPen strengthens 39 FAs through region-wide agripreneurship training
To boost the marketing capacities of rural farmers and equip them for a competitive agribusiness environment, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program Phase 2 in the Zamboanga Peninsula rolled out a region-wide...
Biliran farmers save Php170K through SAAD vegetable project
For a group of farmers in Almeria, Biliran, what began as a simple livelihood intervention through the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program grew into a sustainable enterprise that generated over Php 170,000 in...
SAAD Central Luzon joins celebration of Farmers and Fisherfolk Month
As part of the celebration of Farmers and Fisherfolk Month 2025, a meaningful and festive gathering was successfully held last May 28, 2025, in Brgy. Maimpis, San Fernando, Pampanga, honoring the hard work and contributions of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk including...
200 farmers trained through SAAD Davao’s SocPrep rollout
To build the resilience and efficiency of its farmers’ associations, the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program conducted a series of activities as part of the Social Preparation Roll-out for the beneficiaries in Davao...
SAAD CAR eyes farmer resilience, enterprise push in second half of 2025
As the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) moves into the second half of the year, it enters a decisive phase marked by deeper enterprise building, systems strengthening,...
SAAD Western Visayas delivers Php2.8M worth of large ruminants to 9 FAs
To support farming activities such as land preparation, hauling of goods, and other field tasks, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program distributed 56 caracows to nine farmers' associations in the municipalities of La Castellana, Batad, San...
Siargao fisherfolk projects highlighted during DA-BFAR, SAAD monitoring visit
Key officials from the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), under the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program Phase 2, conducted a two-day site visit to Siargao Island last July 1–2, 2025. The visit...
SAAD-6 holds FY2025 1st Semestral Assessment, talks local initiatives for project dev’t
The Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program gathered farmer-representatives from 35 farmers association (FA) and seven (7) Local Government Units (LGU) partners in its FY 2025 1st Semestral Assessment, to discuss and...