A group of rice farmers in the Municipality of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur, is now preparing for the fruits of their labor: a 100-hectare hybrid rice technology demonstration harvest festival, to be held in the last week of October. This festival promises them a higher yield compared to their usual harvest. The Department of Agriculture continue reading : Hybrid Rice Promises Higher Yield for Agsur Farmers

In its pursuit of further improving the services and programs of the high-value crops sector in the region, the DA-Caraga High-Value Crops Development Program (DA-HVCDP) held a coordination meeting on June 11 in Butuan City, with the High-Value Crops Development Program – Program Management Office (HVCDP-PMO) team. The primary objective of the meeting was to continue reading : DA-13 HVCP meets with HVCDP PMO team for Accomplishment Review

After halting for three years due to the pandemic, the Department of Agriculture-Caraga conducted the 4th Regional Corn Congress anew, converging corn industry players and other stakeholders on August 24-25, 2023 in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur. The two-day activity specifically intended to gather and consolidate all corn industry key players to discuss current issues and continue reading : 4th Regional Corn Congress Zooms In on Sustainable Corn Production

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) held the 1st World Bank Implementation Support Mission Site Visit to the Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP) on August 31, 2023 in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. The mission signals the launch of the World Bank-funded project seeking to boost agricultural productivity, access to services and continue reading : World Bank-funded project to boost agricultural development in Mindanao’s ancestral domains

Twenty-four (24) technical personnel from the different banner programs, special projects, and divisions of the Department of Agriculture – Caraga underwent a three-day training on Basic Photography and Social Media Management, organized by the Regional Agriculture and Fishery Information Section (RAFIS) from August 16 – 18, at JB Nature Farm, Surigao City. The training aimed continue reading : DA-RAFIS Trains DA Personnel on Photography, Social Management

“Like any other crop, red onion is suitable and has the potential to thrive in Butuan City,” said City Agriculturist Engr. Pierre Anthony D. Joven. The Bloomberg Champion AgriBOOST program of the Local Government Unit of Butuan City conducted a Farmers Field School (FFS) on Vegetable Production from April-July 2023. This included the technology demonstration continue reading : LGU-Butuan’s AgriBOOST showcases red onion production

The Department of Agriculture through the leadership of the Philippine President and the concurrent Secretary of Agriculture Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has been making ways to address the soaring prices of basic commodities attributed to global inflation and promote direct marketing platform of the farmers. It is where Kadiwa ng Pangulo comes in. The program will continue reading : ‘Kadiwa ng Pangulo’ Brings Affordable Food for Consumers in Caraga Region