To cushion the impact of fuel price hikes on farmers and ensure food security, the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Caraga and DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) continued to roll out the fuel subsidy in Caraga region held in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur on June 23. OIC-Regional Technical Director (RTD) for Operations Rebecca continue reading : DA, BFAR Fuel Subsidy Rolls Out in AgSur

The sealed partnership among youth, parishioners, and a group of media practitioners capped the one-month term of Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Chairperson Christopher H. Lindo as a Farmer-Director in the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Caraga in May 2022. On May 31, RAFC-Caraga inked an agreement to institutionalize their partnership among allies in the region’s continue reading : Farmer-Director seals Alliance to Community and Media Organization

In support of the universal effort to end hunger, the Department of Agriculture-Caraga supported women’s organizations in Surigao del Sur to have a start-up livelihood, a chicken production project. Armando Ortiz, Senior Science Research Specialist of DA-Tagbina Research and Experiment Station, disclosed that 400 heads of chicks were distributed to seven women associations in Surigao continue reading : DA-Caraga Supports Call to End Hunger

Smooth aroma and high income. This is what the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga envisions for the coffee farmers in Surigao del Sur by bringing the coffee industry to a higher level. As a step forward, two million pesos worth of a coffee processing facility was turned over by DA-Caraga to a farmer’s association in continue reading : DA-Caraga Brings Aroma of Income for Coffee Farmers

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is no longer regarded as a “poor man’s crop.” It is classified as a cash crop in agriculture.  Popularly known as “kamoteng kahoy”, it is utilized for animal feed and industrial purposes in addition to being the primary source of energy in the tropics. To maximize the crop’s potential, the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Caraga continue reading : Site-Specific Nutrient Management Maximizes Cassava’s Potential

To cushion the impact of soaring prices of fertilizer to rice farmers, the Department of Agriculture is stepping up its campaign on the technology dubbed “Abonong Swak! Swak sa Budget! Swak sa Palay!”. Dr. Rodolfo P. Estigoy, Senior Technical Adviser for Strategic Communications of DA-Central Office meet with the members of the Caraga Regional Technical continue reading : Abonong Swak to Help Farmers Amid High Price of Fertilizer

In a bid to strengthen the enforcement of performance standards of Agri and fishery machinery manufactured and sold in the region, a 2-day local agri-fishery machinery stakeholder’s forum was conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga through the Regional Agricultural Engineering Division (RAED) on May 30-31, 2022 in Butuan City. It was participated by continue reading : DA-Caraga Revives Group of Local Manufacturers of Agri-Fishery Machinery