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

Three Farm-to-Market Roads (FMRs) in Agusan del Norte proposed under the PRDP Scale-Up underwent a Subproject Appraisal and Review (SPAR) from July 18 – 21, 2023. The SPAR, jointly facilitated by the National Project Coordination Office (NPCO), the Project Support Office (PSO) Mindanao, and the Regional Project Coordination Office XIII (RPCO 13), is done to continue reading : Three proposed FMRs in Agusan del Norte undergo PRDP review

The Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office XIII (RPCO 13) broke ground on the Bucac – Marcelina Farm-to-Market Road on July 13, 2023, at Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur. The groundbreaking ceremony signals the start of construction of the 4.7 kilometer-FMR, set to traverse Barangays Bucac, Marcelina, and continue reading : EU-funded FMR starts construction in Agusan del Sur

A total of P18M worth of projects to boost the coconut, cacao, and coffee industries in Caraga region were turned over by the Department of Agriculture to the farmer-recipients on June 28, 2023, in Butuan City. Director Gerald Glenn F. Panganiban of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant and Industry (DA-BPI) graced the ceremonial turnover continue reading : DA Eyes to Boosts Coconut, Coffee, and Cacao with P18M Worth of Projects