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Jonelyn Navarra never imagined trading corporate meetings for muddy boots and sun-drenched fields. But when her father’s frail hands could no longer tend to their family’s farm in Burak, Maasin, …
A daughter’s quest to keep a coffee legacy alive Read More
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas and Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U) have joined forces to advance digitalization in agriculture. A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed on …
DA, ISAT University Partner for Digital Agri Hub in Western Visayas Read More
The Department of Agriculture (DA) High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) in Western Visayas recognized the outstanding efforts of Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) with the High Value Crops Achievers Awards …
DA-6 honors outstanding Agricultural Extension Workers in 2024 High Value Crops Achievers Awards Read More
In the heart of the Philippines’ rural landscapes, women are not only nurturing crops and raising livestock—they are leading their communities toward sustainable progress. The Department of Agriculture (DA) honored …
DA honors outstanding rural women in 2024 Gawad Parangal Read More
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas concluded its five-month-long School On Air on Smart Rice Agriculture (SOA-SRA) radio program on October 11, graduating approximately 400 farmers from the municipalities …
400 Iloilo farmers graduate from DA’s school on air radio program for rice production Read More
Spring Bloom Agrifarm is a high-value commercial crop farm located in Concordia, Sibunag, Guimaras. What began in 2015 as a dream of Mr. Gerard M. Camiña and Mrs. Maria Luisa …
Spring Bloom Agrifarm’s dedication to high-value agriculture Read More
A total of 150 rice farmers attended the Farmers Field Day on biofertilizers on-farm demonstration conducted in the hybrid rice cluster area in Barangay Badiangan, Mina, Iloilo last September 26-27, …
Farmers Field Day in Mina showcases effects of biofertilizers Read More
“Hybrid rice seeds offer guaranteed quality and yield,” says 69-year-old Fatima Insular from Brgy. Tambal, Janiuay, Iloilo. For over three years, Fatima has been using hybrid rice seeds, transforming her …
Hybrid rice seeds boost farmer’s yield Read More
Iloilo’s agricultural producers were among the beneficiaries of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Handog ng Pangulo: Serbisyong Tapat Para sa Lahat simultaneous nationwide distribution of interventions on September 13, coinciding with …
Handog ng Pangulo caravan features agri-support distribution for Ilonggo farmers Read More
The Indigenous People of Nagpana, renowned coffee farmers from Barotac Viejo, are setting their sights on the prestigious Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) to elevate both the quality and quantity …
DA 4K program trains Nagpana IPs on enhanced ancestral coffee production Read More