The Department of Agriculture-Caraga Rice Program allocated P161 Million of agriculture interventions to rice farmers for CY 2021. DA-Caraga OIC-Regional Technical Director for Operations Rebecca R. Atega said that the bulk of intervention for this year is dedicated to the non-Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) provinces – Surigao del Norte & Province of Dinagat Islands. continue reading : DA Rice Program Allots ₱161M Intervention to Caraga Farmers

A total of 161 corn and coconut farmers from Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte received the cash and food assistance under the Cash and Food Subsidy to Marginal Farmers and Fisherfolk (CFSMFF) Program, held at Cabadbaran City Gymnasium, December 15. Breaking down, 41 farmers were present under the Corn Program, 112 farmers under the BFAR, continue reading : CFSMFF Distribution Continues in Agusan del Norte

A week after the Tropical Depression Vicky hit Caraga Region which affected several livelihoods and sectors including agriculture, Assistant Secretary for Agribusiness Kristine Y. Evangelista visited the region to represent the Department of Agriculture in the Convergence of Inter-agency for Disaster Response, last December 28-30. Together with Asec. Evangelista was Regional Executive Director Abel James continue reading : DA Asec. Visits Caraga Region for Interagency Disaster Response

No one will be left behind. A word of commitment of the Department of Agriculture in its quest to support the farmers in this time of the pandemic.  According to Melody Guimary, in an interview over BahandisaKaumahan, a DA-Caraga radio program, as of January 4, 2021, around P3.1 million worth of vouchers have been distributed continue reading : DA-Caraga Distributes Cash and Food Aid to Marginal Farmers

As the saying goes, old ways won’t open new doors. Thus, in order to keep the opportunities coming, one has to be open to new ideas and new ways of doing things. This also rings true for farming as a group of vegetable growers from Nasipit, Agusan del Norte recently realized after taking part in continue reading : Vegetable Techno Demo Changes Farmers’ Mindset

Forty-eight (48) farmer-partners of the Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program underwent online training on financial management and agricultural entrepreneurship on December 3-4, 2020. The two-day training among representatives from 17 SAAD-funded farmer-associations in Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur elaborated on the entrepreneurial mindset to help farmers to continue reading : SAAD Caraga farmers undergo financial management training

Dinagat Islands might soon be the cassava capital of Caraga. This, as government and private sector unites to develop the cassava industry of the province. On November 26, the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) turned over the Cassava Granules Processing and Marketing Project to the A & M Multi-Purpose Cooperative of continue reading : Processing Center to Boost PDI’s Cassava Industry