The Department of Agriculture (DA) accelerates its support to boost rice productivity in the Caraga region under the  Rice Resiliency Project (RRP). As part of the DA’s Plant, Plant, Plant Program (Agri-4Ps), also known as the Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing Sapat kontra COVID-19, the RRP targets to increase the local rice production amid global trade uncertainties continue reading : 60,000 Caraga Farmers to Benefit from DA’s Rice Resiliency Project

Economies of scale. This is the driving force of the Corn and Cassava program of the Department of Agriculture in adopting a clustering approach in extending its services to the farmers in the region. Melody Guimary, DA-Caraga’s regional corn program coordinator said that currently there are 18 existing corn clusters in the region consists of continue reading : Upscaling Farmers through Clustering

Showcasing public service at its best, the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Caraga’s Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita on Wheels Program benefits both the consuming public and the farmers, fishers, and other Agri product suppliers. Through the Kadiwa mobile market, the consumers are given an opportunity to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, fish and other continue reading : DA – Caraga’s Kadiwa on Wheels Hits Two Birds with One Stone

 Romeo O, Siega, 69, rice farmer in Cantilan Surigao del Sur receives the ₱5,000 unconditional cash transfer under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance Program. DA-Caraga through the Agricultural Program Coordinating Office-SDS manage to release the assistance to a house to house distribution to keep the beneficiaries in their homes to avoid catching the virus.  Around continue reading : DA-Caraga Distributes ₱178 Million Cash Aid to Caraga Rice Farmers

The Infrastructure Development Committee (IDC) of the Regional Development Council (RDC) approves for endorsement to the RDC the Department of Agriculture – Caraga’s P445 million worth of 28 farm-to-market road (FMR) projects all over the region this year. The said FMRs are “For Later Release (FLR)” or the targets under DBM-evaluated Budget Execution Documents (BEDs) continue reading : DA-Caraga to establish P445 million worth of FMR projects

The Department of Agriculture in the region reports that hog products remain sufficient and poultry products are still a challenge for the second quarter this 2020. According to the report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), hog production in the region is sufficient for its supply for the second quarter having the total production forecast continue reading : Caraga remains hog sufficient, poultry a challenge

To address the rice requirements of government institutional buyers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Agriculture-National Food Authority (DA-NFA) halted its supply to all its NFA accredited rice retailers. DA-NFA Caraga information officer Amelou Jane Mendoza said that they reserved their supply to local government units and other government relief giving institutions in adherence continue reading : DA-NFA Caraga Focuses its Supply for Relief Operations