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

The Department of Agriculture – Caraga conducts the 8th Regional Organic Agriculture Congress (ROAC) together with organic farmers, practitioners, and stakeholders all over the region at Balanghai Hotel, Butuan City. The three-day congress which runs from July 4 to 6, serves as a platform for the presentation of the regional and provincial plans, accomplishments, and continue reading : Regional Organic Agriculture Congress Unites Stakeholders in Butuan City

In recognition of the crucial role Local Government Units (LGUs) play in project implementation, DA-Philippine Rural Development (PRDP) Regional Project Coordination Office 13 through the InfoACE unit, conducted the Regional Orientation on PRDP Scale-Up for Local Government Units on June 14, 2023 at Butuan City. Attended by Local Chief Executives, members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, continue reading : Building PRDP awareness among LGUs in Caraga

In pursuit of developing and strengthening skills and awareness of project implementers on the environmental safeguards in project implementation, Regional Project Coordination Office XIII’s (RPCO 13) Social and Environmental Safeguards (SES) unit conducted a Training for Pollution Control Officer (Orientation on the Salient Features of Environmental Laws) on June 14 – 16 at Cagwait, Surigao continue reading : Capacitating project implementers on pollution control

To widen awareness of the emerging disease of rubber named Leaf Fall Disease, DA-Caraga conducted a media briefing held at the DA Regional Office on June 13, 2023.6.14 Emmylou Presilda, Chief of the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Section (RAFIS) emphasized the importance of the media to grasp the basic knowledge on the said disease continue reading : DA-Caraga Partners with Media to Widen Public Awareness of an Emerging Rubber Disease