More local veggies to come. This, as the Vegetable Derby in Agusan del Norte kicks off with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) held between the Department of Agriculture – Caraga, Agusan Up, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), and Private Seed Companies on June 18 at the Provincial Capitol.  The Vegetable Derby, originally initiated by continue reading : DA-CARAGA, AGUSAN UP INK MOU TO BOOST HIGH-VALUE CROPS PRODUCTION IN AGUSAN DEL NORTE

Considering the recent limitations brought by the pandemic which prohibits the usual face-to-face Information Caravan, the Department of Agriculture – Caraga Information Section held a Virtual Forum on African Swine Fever Prevention and Control for the province of Agusan del Norte in coordination with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). The forum aims continue reading : ASF INFORMATION CARAVAN GOES VIRTUAL IN AGUSAN DEL NORTE

Always putting the farmers’ best interest first, the Department of Agriculture (DA) –Caraga does not stop in finding ways to better serve them. This time, to help the cacao farmers in the region, the DA-Caraga, with the Research Division spearheading, is conducting a study on the performance of different cacao clones under Caraga conditions. The continue reading : DA-Research Studies which Cacao Variety Performs Best in Caraga Region

Having no signal and distant from industrial developments, residents of Brgy. Sta Emilia, Veruela, Agusan del Sur almost lost hopes in improving their lives by selling the only common commodity in the community, the bananas. However, when the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) in Caraga intervened in 2018, it restored the farmers continue reading : Banana Farming Plants Hope of Progress in Veruela

Caraga may very well continue to lead the other regions in terms of soybean production in the country. This, after more farmers were convinced to engage in soybean farming following the Information Caravan on Soybean Production and Processing conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Caraga. The Info Caravan covered the towns of Barobo, continue reading : Info Drive Sways More Farmers to Plant Soybean

The Department of Agriculture – Caraga through the Regional Livestock Program conducted a three-day Livestock and Poultry Information – Early Warning System (LPI-EWS) Workshop last May 26-28, 2021 held at La Entrada, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur. The annual activity is in collaboration with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), National Meat Inspection Services (NMIS), Bureau continue reading : LIVESTOCK PROGRAM CONDUCTS LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY INFORMATION – EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (LPI-EWS) WORKSHOP

A glimmer of hope shines in the local government units (LGU) of Caraga after the Regional Project Advisory Board (RPAB) approved the endorsement of the six additional subprojects for the prioritization run under the DA-Philippine Rural Development Project Additional Financing (DA-PRDP-AF). After the presentation of documents proving that the projects were suitable and essential in continue reading : SIX PRDP PROPOSALS AMOUNTING TO P415.185M ADVANCE TO THE PRIORITIZATION RUN