Negros Oriental
Biomass shredding machine received by SAAD farmers to mitigate cattle stunt growth
NEGROS ORIENTAL, November 1, 2022 - The Department of Agriculture- Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program provided five (5) units of biomass shredder to five (5) farmers associations (FAs) in Negros Oriental to mitigate livestock stunted weight growth. The FAs are currently venturing into Integrated Cattle Fattening Production and Vermicomposting after their inclusion into…
60 poultry raisers in NegOr trained for duck production and enterprise
NEGROS ORIENTAL, September 5, 2022 - Negros Oriental duck production beneficiaries from Jimalalud participated in a four-day training initiated by Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program to equip farmer-beneficiaries in producing sufficient supply of quality ducks and byproducts in the local market. Thirty (30) selected raisers from the 104 members…
Banana growers in NegOr trained for agripreneurship
NEGROS ORIENTAL, August 18, 2022 - Transitioning to enterprise establishment, 54 banana production beneficiaries of the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program from Barangay San Miguel, Santa Catalina were trained on banana chips-making for their existing cardava banana farms. The farmers are members of the San Miguel Farm Family Association…
28 rice farmers trained on postharvest and marketing systems
NEGROS ORIENTAL, August 4, 2022 - To improve rice farming practices for a higher yield and income, the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program in Negros Oriental conducted a two-day specialized training on rice postharvest and marketing in Bal-Os, Basay, Negros Oriental from June 22 to 23, 2022. Twenty-eight (28) active farmers…
Two Negros Oriental FAs receive additional support for banana production from DA-SAAD
NEGROS ORIENTAL, June 24, 2022 – The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development Program (DA-SAAD) delivered additional inputs support to two farmers’ associations (FA) in Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental under the FY 2022 Support to Banana (Lakatan) Production project. The 50-member San Miguel Farm Family Association (SMFFA) and the 25-member Buenavista Farm…
33 NegOr farmers from ELCAC area receive cattle from SAAD
NEGROS ORIENTAL, June 21, 2022 – Thirty-three (33) farmers from an identified End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) area received Php 1.26 million assistance from the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA- SAAD) livestock project. The inputs are the components of FY 2022 Cattle Fattening, Breeding, and Dispersal Project in Barangay…
Realizing the dream from DA-SAAD program
BACKGROUND Donald Agir, a 42-year-old father of four from Amlan, Negros Oriental was a former ambulance driver in the province who also raised native goats to make ends meet. When the pandemic hit in 2020, he opted to focus full time on his herd while doing motorcycle-for-hire on the side to support his family. His…
10 NegOr cattle raisers earn 195k from auction sales
NEGROS ORIENTAL, March 11, 2022 – Through the FY 2021 Backyard Cattle Fattening project of the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD), ten (10) farmers from Barangay Paniabonan Rural Improvement Club (BPRIC) earn an additional income of Php 195,900 from a cattle auction held in Paniabonan, Mabinay, Negros Oriental. The 10 first-in-line beneficiaries…
NegOr farmers thankful to DA-SAAD’s program – earn more than Php 400K from livestock
NEGROS ORIENTAL, February 21, 2022 – Through the FY 2021 Backyard Cattle Fattening project of the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD), three (3) farmer associations earn an additional income worth Php 443,830 in a cattle auction held in Brgy. Tayak, Siaton, Negros Oriental. On February 13 and 14, 2022, the Mainit Tayak…
85 Negros Oriental farmers venture into goat meat processing
NEGROS ORIENTAL, November 3, 2021 – Eighty-five (85) farmers from Negros Oriental will venture into goat meat or chevon processing after attending three training activities from the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program. The training, conducted on October 12, 13, and 28 in different areas of the province, aims to…
