With food security and sustainability becoming increasingly important for future generations, young student artists in Caraga used their creativity to share their vision of a better food future through the Regional On-the-Spot Poster-Making Contest held in Butuan City on September 10 as part of the celebration of World Food Day 2026.  Organized by the Department continue reading : Young Caraganon Artists Turn Creativity into a Call for a Food-Secure Future

Agricultural support reached farmers, farmers’ organizations, local government units, and other beneficiaries across the region as the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga delivered farm machinery, facilities, production inputs, and other assistance during the Handog ng Pangulo Serbisyo Caravan held simultaneously at various provincial venues.     The assistance, valued at ₱52,093,701.26, million covered various agricultural interventions and continue reading : Handog ng Pangulo delivers ₱52 million in agricultural support to farmers, LGUs

For the 122 exhibitors who participated in the Agribusiness Support for Promotion and Investment in Regional Exposition (ASPIRE) 2026, the closing of the four-day exposition on April 9 marked not an end, but the beginning of new possibilities. Young farmers, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and local agripreneurs went home with more than just continue reading : ASPIRE 2026 Opens Opportunities for MSMEs and Young Agripreneurs

The Baleguian Organic Farmers Irrigators Association (BOFIA) of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte has taken a major step in strengthening market opportunities for local farmers after successfully completing its first rice delivery under the Negotiated Procurement–Sagip Saka on August 3, 2026, with a contract valued at ₱24.37 million.  The first batch of well-milled rice was delivered to the municipalities of Tubay, Jabonga, Santiago, and Kitcharao as part of the Bagong continue reading : Irrigators Association Records ₱24.37-Million Rice Delivery Under the Sagip Saka Program

More Caraganons continue to benefit from the government’s Benteng Bigas Meron Na program as its implementation expands across local government units in the Caraga Region.  On July 31, the Municipality of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte officially launched the program, targeting around 4,000 beneficiaries who can purchase quality rice at an affordable price of ₱20 per kilogram.  The beneficiaries include farmers, fisherfolk, indigent families, solo parents, continue reading : LGU Kitcharao brings ₱20 rice to 4,000 beneficiaries

Affordable rice is now more accessible to residents of San Miguel, Surigao del Sur as the Municipality rolled out the ₱20 “Benteng Bigas Meron Na” Rice Project under the KADIWA ng Pangulo Rice Program for All on July 20 in Barangay Tina. The rollout marks the first implementation of the initiative by a local government unit in the continue reading : KADIWA ng Pangulo Brings ₱20/Kl Rice to San Miguel, SDS

The Department of Agriculture (DA) –Caraga  is strengthening its presence and agricultural services in the Province of Dinagat Islands with the inauguration of a new warehouse and Agricultural Program Coordinating Office (APCO) in the Municipality of Cagdianao on July 14, 2026.  Funded through the National Corn Program at a cost of ₱10 million, the new facility marks a significant step continue reading : New APCO Strengthens DA Services in Dinagat Islands