BATANGAS CITY, August 17, 2020 – In response to the meeting last March 2, 2020 held at the DA-Central office by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD)…
by Myer G. Mula, Ph.D. It has been projected that more than half of the world’s population will live in cities in a few years and food security will be a perennial challenge that will confront humanity. This situation will…
KALINGA, August 6-7, 2020 – The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program team in Kalinga finalized FY 2021 projects and interventions for 17 covered barangays and 12 new ones in Tabuk City following Department of Budget and Management (DBM)…
BUKIDNON, August 6, 2020 – In an effort to reduce post-harvest losses and to boost profit from tilapia farming industry, the Region 10’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) through its Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program turned…
SULTAN KUDARAT, July 17, 2020 – A total of 1,500 farmer-beneficiaries in the province received Php 6.04 million worth of farm inputs from the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Special Area from Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program in Tacurong City. DA…
APAYAO - The Midstream Livelihood Farmers Association with 70 members in Luna, which was provided by the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program with a rice combine harvester in 2018, earned a total of Php 1,355,050.00 from five rice…
FLORA, APAYAO, August 4, 2020 – Forty-one (41) individual farmers from barangay Lower Atok (20) and Malubibit Norte (21) were provided with 82 ewes and 41 rams under the Sheep Production Project of Apayao worth Php 1,934,100.00 under 2020 budget. Each…
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, July 30, 2020 - Some 442 native chickens worth Php 385,700.00 were distributed to the members of Tampilisan Subanen Cultural Minority Association (TSCMA) as part of the FY 2019 Native Chicken Project of the Department of Agriculture-Special…
Agriculture today faces many challenges, including globalization and market liberalization, food price crises, natural resource depletion, climate change, rapid urbanization, changing production and consumption patterns, demographic changes, pandemic, soil health, invasive crop pest and so on. With a growing recognition…
BAGUIO CITY, July 23-24, 2020 – With its aim to alleviate poverty in the farming communities, the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program provided livelihood interventions to the 30 poorest provinces in the country starting in 2017. To see…