Kalinga
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Carabao Production |
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Chicken / Free Range Chicken Production |
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Duck Production |
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Poultry Production |
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Egg Production |
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GoatProduction |
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Swine & Native Swine Production |
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Calamansi |
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Banana Production |
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Cattle Production |
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Pineapple Production |
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Root Crops Production |
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Ginger / Turmeric Production |
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Coffee Production |
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Sugar Cane / Muscovado Processing |
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Peanut Production |
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Sugarcane Wine Production |
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Vegetables Production |
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Aqua / Loach / Tilapia / Rice Fish Culture |
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Capture |
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Cage Culture |
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Fishing Gears / Paraphernalia |
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Pond Culture |
Kalinga is derived from the Ibanag and Gaddang noun “kalinga” which means “enemy”,”fighter”, or “headtaker.”
It is a loandlocked province in the Philippines situated within the Cordillera. Its capital is Tabuk City and borders Mountain Province to the south, Abra to the west, Isabela to the east, Cagayan to the northeast, and Apayao to the north. Kalinga and Apayao are the result of the 1995 partitioning of the former province of Kalinga-Apayao which was seen to better service the respective needs of the various indigenous peoples in the area.
The province covers a total area of 3,231.5 square kilometers occupying the central section of the CAR region. Its topography is rugged and sloping, with mountain peaks ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 meters above sea level (m.a.s.l.). The province’ western side is characterized by sharp, crested, interlinking peaks of steep slopes, isolate flatlands, plateaus and valleys. The eastern lands are mainly of rolling and gradually sloping foothills.
Kalinga produced a total of 30,986.2 MT of crops during the first semester of 2018. Production increased by 21% or 5,371.2 MT compared with the 25,615.0 MT crop production of the province in same period in 2017.
The top three crops produced by the province were sugarcane with 28,107.0 MT or 90.7% contribution to the total production of the province, followed by banana with 2.9% or 888.5 MT and coffee with 2.6% or 801.2 MT.
Kalinga was the top producer of the region in sugarcane with 97.6% of the total regional sugarcane production.
The province has eight (8) rivers which abounds with freshwater fish species. These are Chico, Tanudan, Biga, Pasil, Tabia, Saltan, Cal-owan, and Mallig. Chico River is the biggest. Total aquaculture area is approximately 70 hectares (BFAR CAR, 2019), tilapia as the major commodity being cultured.
According to the data released by PSA in 2019, Kalinga ranked 3rd among the six provinces in CAR with a contribution of 11.7% or 486.1MT out of the 4,157.6 MT fishery production in the region. Of this production, 154.7 MT came from inland fisheries while 331.4 MT were harvested from 43.2 hectares of aquafarm areas in the province.
Major aquaculture commodities include tilapia, carp and catfish. For inland capture fisheries, catch composition includes tilapia, carps, eel spp., catfish, goby spp. and other freshwater fish species (PSA, 2019).
In the data released by PSA for 2018, the province of Kalinga has decreased its poverty incidence among families from 34.5% in 2015 to 9.3%.
In CAR, Kalinga incurred the biggest reduction on poverty incidence among families with 25.2%; followed by Ifugao and Apayao with 25.1% and 22.1%, respectively.
The poverty threshold of the province in 2018 was estimated at Php 24,193 per capita per annum. This translates to a minimum of Php 10,080 monthly take-home income for a family of five to meet both basic food and non-food needs and be considered not poor in 2018.
Kalinga recorded a percentage change of 13.3 from Php 21,348 per capita per annum in 2015. The food threshold per capita per annum is Php 16,862.
In 2019, the province of Kalinga was included in the DA-SAAD Program. The budget released was Php 39,481,000.00. It covers the crop diversification projects implemented in the province such as: banana, calamansi, pineapple, ginger, turmeric, swine, native pigs, and free-range chicken production where in 710 individual beneficiaries were benefited.
| BALBALAN | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Integrated Ginger, Turmeric, Swine & Free Range Chicken Production in Balbalan Site 1 | Maling | Maling Agriculture and Fisheries Orgaization | 84 | 4,392,050.00 |
| Integrated Banana, Ginger, Turmeric, Swine & Free Range Chicken Production in Balbalan Site 2 | Dao-angan | Ydao-angan Farmers Association | 51 | 2,990,050.00 |
| Integrated Ginger, Turmeric, Gabi, Native Pig & Free Range Chicken Production in Balbalan Site 3 | Balbalan Proper | Gubang Farmers Association | 116 | 6,272,550.00 |
| TOTAL | 251 | 13,654,650.00 | ||
| PASIL | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay/s | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Integrated Banana, Calamansi, Pineapple, Ginger, Free range Chicken & Native Pig Production in Pasil | Pugong | PuSAAD | 96 | 4,100,650.00 |
| Malucsad | Omawilan Association | 68 | 2,962,780.00 | |
| Ableg | AIFA | 46 | 2,151,630.00 | |
| Cagaluan | Cagaluan Farmers Association | 10 | 489,510.00 | |
| Integrated Vegetable, Fruit Trees and Chicken Production | Cagaluan | Cagaluan Farmers Association | 30 | 874,890.00 |
| TOTAL | 250 | 10,579,460.00 | ||
| TANUDAN | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay/s | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Integrated Banana, Calamansi, Native Pig, & Free range Chicken Production in Tanudan | Dupligan | BDAP Farmers Organization | 112 | 5,080,529.50 |
| Pangol | Pangol Farmers Improvement Organization | 64 | 2,969,618.75 | |
| Mabaca | Mabaca Bumaruan Farmers; Association | 63 | 3,426,972.50 | |
| TOTAL | 239 | 11,477,120.75 | ||
| BALBALAN | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Project 1. Integrated Root Crop and Poultry Production | BALBALAN PROPER | GUBANG TRIBE FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 116 | 3,123,385.00 |
| Project 2. Integrated Root Crop, Duck Production | MALING | MALING AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY ORGANIZATION | 84 | 2,079,880.00 |
| Project 3. Integrated Root Crop, Banana, Duck Production | DAO-ANGAN | SAAD DAO-ANGAN ORGANIZATION | 51 | 1,399,075.00 |
| Project 4. Rambutan, Lanzones and Duck Production | BALANTOY | BOLO-NAWOY-KILAYON-LIGAYAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 14 | 488,450.00 |
| Project 4. Rambutan, Lanzones and Duck Production | BALANTOY | MASAKBAYAN BALANTOY FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 16 | |
| TOTAL | 281 | 6,602,340.00 | ||
| LUBUAGAN | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay/s | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Project 5. Integrated Root Crop, Vegetable, Fruit Trees and Poultry production | TANGLAG | TANGLAG COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR UNITY AND DEVELOPMENT | 78 | 4,648,860.00 |
| TOTAL | 78 | 4,648,860.00 | ||
| PASIL | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay/s | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Project 6. Integrated Banana, Calamansi, Pineapple, Ginger, Poultry and Swine Production | PUGONG | PUGONG SAAD ORGANIZATION | 96 | 3,165,725.00 |
| Project 7. Integrated Banana, Calamansi, Pineapple, Ginger, Poultry and Swine Production | MALUCSAD | UMAWILAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 68 | 2,268,140.00 |
| Project 8. Integrated Banana, Calamansi, Pineapple, Ginger, Poultry and Swine Production | ABLEG | ABLEG INDIGENOUS FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 46 | 1,490,070.00 |
| Project 9. Integrated Banana, Calamansi, Pineapple, Ginger, Poultry and Swine Production | CAGALUAN | CAGALUAN AGRICULTURIST ASSOCIATION | 40 | 1,310,370.00 |
| TOTAL | 250 | 8,234,305.00 | ||
| PINUKPUK | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay/s | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Project 10. Integrated Fruit Trees, Poultry and Egg Production | ASIBANGLAN | ASIBANGLAN FARM DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION | 70 | 3,521,600.00 |
| TOTAL | 70 | 3,521,600.00 | ||
| RIZAL | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay/s | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Project 11. Integrated Lowland Vegetables, Fruit Trees and Goat Production | ROMUALDEZ | ROMUALDEZ FARMERS ASSOCIATON | 171 | 4,670,000.00 |
| TOTAL | 171 | 4,670,000.00 | ||
| TABUK CITY | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay/s | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Project 12. Integrated Vegetable and Fruit Trees Production | NAMBUCAYAN | NAMBUCAYAN MATAGOAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 20 | 757,000.00 |
| Project 13. Free Range Chicken and Egg Production | NAMBUCAYAN | NAMBUCAYAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE | 109 | 1,135,900.00 |
| Project 14. Duck Production | NAMBUCAYAN | PAO FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 106 | 624,200.00 |
| Project 15. Duck, Rambutan and Lanzones Production | GUILAYON | YGUILAYON FARMERS LIVELIHOOD ASSOCIATION | 50 | 698950 |
| Project 16. Duck Production | MAGNAO | YMAGNAO FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 50 | 318,800.00 |
| Project 17. Integrated Vegetable, Duck Production, Rambutan and Lanzones Production | SUYANG | KASAKALIKASAN ORGANIZATION | 132 | 10,132,250.00 |
| Project 18. Fruit Trees and Duck Production | BAGUMBAYAN | BANAT-BANAGAN-PACAO CREDIT COOPERATIVE | 30 | 495,950.00 |
| Project 19. Fruit Trees and Duck Production | DUPAG | SAAD FARMERS DUPAG ORGANIZATION | 30 | 488,450.00 |
| TOTAL | 527 | 14,651,500.00 | ||
| TANUDAN | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay/s | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Project 20. Integrated Fruit trees Production and Poultry Production and Establishment of Multiplier Farm | DUPLIGAN | BAWAK DARULOG ALUBAGGAN AND PAGUGO FARMERS ORGANIZATION (BDAP) | 112 | 5,833,440.00 |
| Project 21. Production and Poultry Production | PANGOL | PANGOL FARMERS IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION | 64 | 1,978,940.00 |
| Project 22. Integrated Fruit trees Production and poultry Production | MABACA | MABACA BUMARUAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 63 | 1,964,810.00 |
| Project 23. (Additional Project) Goat Production In Tanudan, Kalinga | DUPLIGAN, PANGOL & MABACA | BAWAK DARULOG ALUBAGGAN AND PAGUGO FARMERS ORGANIZATION (BDAP), PANGOL FARMERS IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION, & MABACA BUMARUAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 1,052,000.00 | |
| TOTAL | 239 | 10,829,190.00 | ||
| TINGLAYAN | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay/s | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | Amount (Php) |
| Project 24. Integrated Banana, Pineapple, and Poultry production in Lower Bangad, Tinglayan, Kalinga | LOWER BANGAD | MAGIC 78 LOWER BANGAD FARMERS ORGANIZATION | 78 | 3,667,200.00 |
| Project 25. Fruit Trees and Duck Production | UPPER BANGAD | CHURAWON TRIBE FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 50 | 1,179,500.00 |
| TOTAL | 128 | 3,667,200.00 | ||
| BALBALAN | ||||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries | |
| Turmeric Enterprise | Balbalan Proper | Gubang Farmers Association | 106 | |
| Turmeric Enterprise and Swine Repopulation | Balbalan Proper | Gubang Farmers Association | 10 | |
| Rambutan and Duck Production (Expansion 2) | Balantoy | Masakbayan Balantoy Farmers Association | 56 | |
| Sugarcane and Duck Production in (Expansion 2) | Balantoy | Bolo-Nawoy-Kilayon-Ligayan Farmers Association | 51 | |
| Integrated Rootcrops, Duck, Free Range and Swine Production | Dao-angan | SAAD DAO-ANGAN ORGANIZATION | 41 | |
| Turmeric and Banana Enterprise and Swine Repopulation | Dao-angan | SAAD DAO-ANGAN ORGANIZATION | 10 | |
| Turmeric Enterprise and Swine Repopulation | MALING | Maling Agricultural and Fisheries Organization | 10 | |
| Turmeric Enterprise | MALING | Maling Agricultural and Fisheries Organization | 74 | |
| Sugarcane and Free Range Chicken Production in (Expansion 3) | Mabaca | Ymabaca Farmers Association | 94 | |
| Swine Repopulation | Mabaca | Ymabaca Farmers Association | 10 | |
| Duck Production and Swine Repopulation | Balbalasang | Mampiyaan Organization | 62 | |
| Inalangan Farmers Association | 30 | |||
| Table Egg Production and Enhancement of Muscovado Processing Enterprise | Pantikian | Bullalayao Irrigators Association | 56 | |
| TOTAL | 610 | |||
| LUBUAGAN | |||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries |
| Integrated Root Crop, Vegetable, Fruit Trees and Poultry Production | Tanglag | Tanglag Fisherfolks and Farmers Irrigators Association | 34 |
| Integrated Root Crop, Vegetable, Fruit Trees and Poultry Production | Tanglag | Tanglag Fisherfolk Association | 44 |
| Swine Repopulation | Lower Uma | Roadside Irrigators Livestock Fisheries and Farmers Association | 30 |
| Egg Production | Western Uma | Latawan Farmers Benefeciaries Irrigators Association | 90 |
| TOTAL | 198 | ||
| PASIL | |||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries |
| Integrated Banana, Calamansi, Pineapple, Ginger, Poultry and Swine Production | Ableg | Ableg Indigenous Farmers Association (AIFA) | 46 |
| Integrated Banana, Calamansi, Pineapple, Ginger, Poultry, Swine Production and Swine Repopulation | Cagaluan | Cagaluan Agriculturist Association (CAA) | 10 |
| Integrated Banana, Calamansi, Pineapple, Ginger, Poultry and Swine Production | Cagaluan | Cagaluan Agriculturist Association (CAA) | 30 |
| Fruit Trees Production and Duck Production | Guina-ang | Guina-ang Pasil Farmers Association | 120 |
| Swine Repopulation | Guina-ang | Guina-ang Pasil Farmers Association | 10 |
| Enhancement of Existing Livelihood Project | Malucsad | Umawilan Farmers Organization (UFO) | 58 |
| Enhance of Existing Livelihood Project and Swine Repopulation | Malucsad | Umawilan Farmers Organization (UFO) | 10 |
| Enhancement of Existing Livelihood Project | PUGONG | Pugong SAAD Organization (PUSADO) | 86 |
| Enhance of Existing Livelihood Project and Swine Repopulation | PUGONG | Pugong SAAD Organization (PUSADO) | 10 |
| Swine Repopulation, Fruit Trees Production | BALINCIAGAO NORTE | Pugong Wagas Farmers Organization | 50 |
| TOTAL | 430 | ||
| PINUKPUK | |||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries |
| High Value Crops Related Projects | |||
| Coffee Rejuvenation, Poultry, Egg Production and Enhancement of Free Range Chicken Production | Asibanglan | Asibanglan Farm Development Organization | 70 |
| Sugarcane Wine and Muscovado Enterprise | Baay | Ba-ay Indigenous People Farmers Association | 20 |
| Fruit Trees and Poultry Production | Baay | Ba-ay Farmers SAAD Organization | 70 |
| Fruit Trees, Duck and Egg Production | Limos | Ilimos SAAD-Farmers Association | 70 |
| Fruit Trees, Duck and Egg Production | Wagud | Bonnong Timpuyog Organization | 70 |
| Integrated Fruit Trees and Chicken Table Egg Production and Marketing | Apatan | Upper Apatan Farmers association | 30 |
| Integrated Fruit Trees and Chicken Table Egg Production and Marketing | Sucbot | Eastern Socbot Irrigated Farmers Association | 15 |
| POULTRY RELATED PROJECTS | |||
| Establishment of Chicken Egg Enterprise | Apatan | Lower Apatan Agricultural Farmers Association | 30 |
| Establishment of Chicken Meat and Egg Enterprise in Ballayangon, Pinukpuk | Ballayangon | 30 | |
| LIVESTOCK RELATED PROJECTS | |||
| Carabao Production | Baay | Ba-ay Farmers SAAD Organization | 10 |
| Carabao Production | Limos | Ilimos SAAD-Farmers Association | 10 |
| Carabao Production | Wagud | Bonnong Timpuyog Organization | 10 |
| TOTAL | 435 | ||
| RIZAL | |||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries |
| High Value Crops Related Projects | |||
| Integrated Lowland Vegetable, Fruit Trees and Goat Production(Multiplier Farm) | Romualdez | Romualdez Farmers Organization | 166 |
| Fruit Trees Production, Free Range Egg Production and Swine Repopulation | San Quintin | Rang-ay San Quintin Farmers Association | 70 |
| LIVESTOCK RELATED PROJECTS | |||
| Goat Production and Fruit Trees Production | San Francisco | Calagango People’s Association Inc. | 70 |
| Communal Goat Raising and Marketing Enterprise Integrated with Peanut Production | Brgy. Santor | Alluminit Irrigators Farmers Association | 45 |
| TOTAL | 351 | ||
| TABUK CITY | |||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries |
| High Value Crops Related Projects | |||
| Integrated Fruit Trees and Duck Production | Bagumbayan | Banat Banagan Pakao Credit Cooperative | 40 |
| Integrated Fruit Trees and Duck Production | Dupag | SAAD Farmers Development Organization (SAFADO) | 40 |
| Integrated Vegetable and Fruit Trees Production | Nambucayan | Nambucayan Matagoan Farmers Association | 20 |
| Integrated Fruit Trees and Communal Chicken Table Egg Production | Callaccad | Makilo Farmers Association | 50 |
| Integrated Fruit Trees and Communal Chicken Table Egg Production | Ga-dang Farmers Association | 15 | |
| POULTRY RELATED PROJECTS | |||
| Duck Production | Nambucayan | Pagutana Farmers Association | 106 |
| Free range and Egg Production | Nambucayan | Cabicalan Umon-no-unnoy Farmers Organization | 46 |
| Free range and Egg Production | Casabang Manpiyaan Farmers Association | 63 | |
| Duck Production | Guilayon | Y-Guilayon Farmers Livelihood Association | 50 |
| Duck Production | Magnao | Y-Magnao Farmers Association | 50 |
| Establishment of Mallard Duck Multiplier Farm | Suyang | The Suyang Kasakalikasan Organization | 132 |
| TOTAL | 612 | ||
| TANUDAN | |||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries |
| Fruit Trees Production and Chicken production | Lay-asan | Matalas Farmer’s Association (MFA) | 41 |
| Free Range Chicken Meat and Egg Enterprise | Mabaca | Mabaca Bumaruan Farmers Organization | 53 |
| Free Range Chicken Meat and Egg and Swine Repopulation | Mabaca | Mabaca Bumaruan Farmers Organization | 10 |
| Free Range Chicken Meat and Egg Enterprise | Dupligan | Bawac Dupligna Allubagan Pagugo Farmers Organization (BDAPFO) | 112 |
| Free Range Chicken Meat and Egg Enterprise | Lay-asan | Mabigajan Taku Gapu Umili a Naos-ossaggan Farmers Association | 47 |
| Free Range Chicken Production and Egg production | Lay-asan | Lay-asan Proper Farmers Developer Association(LPFDA) | 33 |
| Free Range Chicken Meat and Egg Enterprise | PANGOL | Pangol Farmers Integrated Organization | 64 |
| TOTAL | 360 | ||
| TINGLAYAN | |||
| Project Title | Barangay | Farmers Association | Total number of beneficiaries |
| High Value Crops Related Projects | |||
| Integrated Banana, Pineapple, and Poultry Production | Lower Bangad | Magic 78 Lower Bangad Farmers Organization | 78 |
| Swine Repopulation, Fruit Trees, Peanut and Carabao Production | Ambato | BARANGAY AMBATO LIGLIG IRRIGATORS ASSOCIATION | 70 |
| Swine Repopulation and Fruit Trees Production | Belong | Belong Manubal Sustainable Development Association | 60 |
| Swine Production, Fruit Tress and Duck Production | Mallango | MALLANGO UFI FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 70 |
| Swine Repopulation and Fruit Trees Production in Ngibat, Tinglayan | Ngibat | Masinta Farmers Association | 55 |
| POULTRY RELATED PROJECTS | |||
| Duck and Vegetable Production at Upper Bangad, Tinglayan | Upper Bangad | CHURAWON TRIBE FARMERS ASSOCIATION | 50 |
| TOTAL | 383 | ||
A total of 15,000,000.00 funding was provided for the implementation of the SAAD Program in Kalinga. The identification of potential beneficiaries was based on the fisherfolk registration (FishR) system of BFAR. They underwent social preparation activities to identify their fishery-related needs and preferred fishery livelihood projects. Selected beneficiaries were grouped according to livelihood projects and were provided with the necessary capacity building activities. Distribution of aqua inputs followed upon completion of the pond preparation protocols required.
In 2019, a total of 1,378 individual fisherfolk and 6 fisherfolk organizations received various livelihood projects such as tilapia culture in ponds, cages and rice paddies. Capture fishers received a set of fishing gears inclusive of fish traps, gillnets and cast nets.
| Project Implemented | Municipalities Covered | Number of Beneficiaries (Individual) | Number of Beneficiaries (Group) | Amount (Php) |
| Aqua (pond culture and rice-fish culture) | Tinglayan,Lubuagan, Pasil, Balbalan, Tanudan, Pinukpuk, Rizal, Tabuk | 1,128 | 11,505,000 | |
| Aqua (fish cage) | Rizal, Pinukpuk, Tabuk, Tanudan | 4 | 7 | 495,000 |
| Capture Fishing Gears (set of fishing gears) | Tinglayan,Lubuagan, Pasil, Balbalan, Tanudan, Pinukpuk, Rizal, Tabuk | 227 | 1,000,000 | |
| TOTAL | 1,359 | 7 | 13,000,000 |
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Farmer Livestock School (FLS) for Swine Production launches in CAR
KALINGA, June 29, 2021 – Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Community and Project Development Officers from Cordillera received a two-day training to set standards in…
Itik egg production thrives in Tabuk City, Kalinga
KALINGA, June 8, 2021 - The Kasakalikasan Farmers Organization (KFO) with 156 members gained Php 19,000 in five months of their duck production project from the Department of Agriculture -…
Swine production flourishes in Balbalan, providing association Php 400K earnings
KALINGA, May 31, 2021 – Balbalan, Kalinga farmers earned Php 405,113 from the 135 hogs produced under the Swine Production Sub-project of the Department of Agriculture - Special Area for…
Chicken Multiplier Farm pilots in Kalinga
KALINGA, April 6, 2021 - The Bawak Darulog Allubaggan Pagugo Farmers Organization (BDAP FO) of Tanudan, Kalinga receives a startup livelihood enterprise through the establishment of Free-range Chicken Multiplier Farm…
Ypangol subtribe in Kalinga granted with Php 1M goat production project
KALINGA, March 26, 2021 – Three Ypangol subtribe farmers’ associations in Tanudan received 263 native goats (239 does, 24 bucks) worth Php 1,052,000 from the Special Area for Agricultural Development…
Fruit trees and duck production projects awarded to three associations in Kalinga
KALINGA, March 12, 2021 - Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program provided fruit trees and duck production interventions to three farmers’ associations (FA) in Kalinga…
Php 203M budget for 2021 to be executed in CAR
BAGUIO CITY, January 25, 2021 – The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will implement Php 203 million worth of rice-related, high-value crops,…
4th quarter obligation of SAAD-CAR at 94%
BAGUIO CITY, December 3, 2020 – In the pre-assessment activity of the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) from December 2 to 3, Special Area for Agricultural…
Social Preparation for FY 2021 kicks off in Kalinga
KALINGA, October 16, 2020 – Fourteen (14) new barangays in Kalinga were added to the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program’s implementation in eight covered municipalities - Balbalan, Pinukpuk,…
Kalinga FAs and fish vendors receive post-harvest and aquaculture projects
KALINGA, September 17, 2020 – Various fishery livelihood interventions were provided to the eight (8) accredited organizations and two (2) fish vendors in Tabuk City by the Special Area for…
Pasil farmers receive poultry supplies for duck production
KALINGA, September 4, 2020 - Cagaluan Agriculturist Association (CAA) of Barangay Cagaluan, Pasil received 80 poultry feeders, 80 poultry drinkers, and 40 wire mesh in support of the Poultry Production…
Integrated farming system accorded to farmer’s association of Pinukpuk, Kalinga
KALINGA, August 26, 2020 – Seventy (70) members of the Asibanglan Farm Development Organization (AFDO) received 70 rolls of poultry wire mesh, 28 bags of grower feeds, and 140 bags of…
Kalinga conducts Project Finalization Workshop for FY 2021
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…
SAAD Cordillera conducts Midyear Assessment for 2020
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…
Second production of tilapia produce 152 kgs amid pandemic
KALINGA, July 8, 2020 - Ms. Germain Oplay, 32 years old, is a resident of Barangay Ipil, Tabuk City in Kalinga. She is one of the fisherfolk-beneficiaries of the Special Area…
Livestock and poultry from SAAD help farmer in Kalinga
While others are depending on government aid to survive under the restrictions imposed by the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) due to CoViD-19, a farmer from Pasil, Kalinga is reaping what…
239 farmers in Tanudan received agricultural inputs from SAAD
KALINGA, May 8, 2020 - The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of CAR distributed assorted agricultural inputs to 239 farmer-beneficiaries in the municipality of Tanudan from May 4…
Securing food sufficiency in Cordillera amidst COVID-19 pandemic
BAGUIO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) - Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is encouraging more Filipinos to participate and support the Plant, Plant, Plant Program initiated by Secretary William…
Fisherfolk in Cordillera harvest 5.09 MT tilapia
CORDILLERA, April 1-16, 2020 – The implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) did not hinder the fishers in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to harvest their tilapia from the Aquaculture…
Kalinga beneficiary thanks SAAD for rice-fish system
Sixty-six-year-old Kalinga beneficiary Maximo W. Wallis thanks the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) – Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program for the additional livelihood he received, the…
DA-SAAD CAR conducts 4th Quarter Regional Assessment
BAGUIO CITY, November 25-27, 2019 – The Department of Agriculture’s Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program of Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) held its 4th Quarter Regional Assessment at New…
SAAD orients 167 farmer-beneficiaries in 2 barangays in Kalinga
Kalinga —Department of Agriculture - Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Kalinga team oriented 167 SAAD farmer-partners in barangays Dao-angan and Balbalan on the project last January 30 and 31,…
SAAD covers three provinces in the Cordillera Administrative Region for 2019-2022
BAGUIO CITY - The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) National Program Management Office (NPMO) conducted a Consultative Meeting for multi-year plan (FY 2019-2022) crafting for the provinces of Apayao,…
Special Area for Agricultural Development Program shines in Kalinga
TABUK, KALINGA, PHILIPPINES — The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) witnessed the presentation of the Province’s 2019 Plan in Golden Berries Hotel, Tabuk on January 27, 2018. Kalinga is one (1)…
SAAD CAR provinces gear up to carry out 2019 plans
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), PHILIPPINES — The Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) National Program Management Office (NPMO) led by its Program Director Bernadette F. San Juan (Dir. SJ) along with the SAAD-CAR…
SAAD conducts planning workshop for Apayao, Mt. Province, and Kalinga
BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program conducted an initial planning workshop on January 10-12, 2018 that will pave the way for the…
