From securing peace and order to securing food sufficiency. This is one example of how the mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been evolving as explained by Col. Cerilo C. Balaoro, the Deputy Brigade Commander of the 402nd Infantry Brigade. The 402nd IB in Bancasi, Butuan City has partnered with the Department of Agriculture continue reading : Philippine Army Supports the Government’s Food Security Efforts

Venancio P. Meniano, Chairman of Mag-uumang Manobo sa Hinapoyan Association MAMASAHI (red polo shirt) begin to reap their first fruits. Twice a month they are harvesting an average of 400-500 kilograms and sold at the local market at ₱20 – 25 per kilo. He is grateful as the intervention will give their tribe an additional continue reading : A Sweet Start for Manobo Sweet Potato Farmers

DA-Caraga employee Marisa Garces and her seaman husband Danny Garces sees vegetable gardening as an opportunity for their family to bond and at the same time be productive during this quarantine. One of the weekly winners of the Department of Agriculture – Caraga’s Grow Your Own Food Challenge Queenie Yvonne Mango Laue of Los Angeles, Butuan continue reading : Vegetable Production to Avert Hunger During Health Crisis

The Department of Agriculture’s “Kadiwa on Wheels” displays various food products at Barangay Pagatpatan, Butuan City while buyers purchase products following the strict protocols of the enhanced community quarantine. The Department of Agriculture – Caraga has served three barangays on its first “Kadiwa on Wheels.” The program aims to bring the market to residents observing continue reading : Kadiwa on Wheels” rolls out in Butuan’s remote barangays

The Department of Agriculture boosts its commitment to provide adequate support to food production. This is to ensure that there will be available and affordable food for every Filipino family. Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar assures that the country has enough rice for the next three months, with additional supply from dry season harvest expected continue reading : DA Assures Available Food amidst the Threats of COVID-19 in Caraga Region

Around 1,124 rice farmers from the Caraga region received the cash assistance under the Department of Agriculture’s – Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program Each farmer received ₱5,000 financial support for their farm inputs, food, or anything they need for their families. The program is intended for the rice farmers who are tilling 0.5 hectares continue reading : RICE FARMERS GET ₱5.6 MILLION CASH ASSISTANCE FROM DA

DA-Caraga Regional Executive Director Abel James I. Monteagudo turn-over the certificate to Engr. Edsel Sandico of Provincial Agriculture Office of Agusan del Sur.  DA-Caraga Regional Executive Director Abel James I. Monteagudo together with Engr. Rene Q. Morales, Chief-Regional Agricultural Engineering Division and Eng. Jamaica Empuesto handed the certificate to Palasao Agriculture Cooperative. March 5, 2020, continue reading : ₱520 Million Rice Fund Empowers Farmers in Caraga Region