Start small but dream big! This was the message of Marinus Heemskerk, Resource Speaker during the Chocolate Making Training conducted by the Caraga Cacao Industry Council in coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Caraga, Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), MinDA, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Science and Technology and DA-Agricultural Training Institute (ATI). “Learn continue reading : Value Adding through Chocolate Making

As the saying goes, to effectively solve problems, you have to dig at the roots. Thus, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary for High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) Evelyn G. Laviña conducted a ground-level monitoring and evaluation of HVCDP implemented projects in the Caraga on February 10-. Laviña said that their role at the continue reading : Digging at the Roots for Better Program Implementation

To help the rice farmers regain their capacity to continue their production, various financial aids such as loan programs are available for the farmers. The Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council in partnership with the Landbank of the Philippines already released ₱84.9 Million cash assistance to the rice farmers from the four provinces continue reading : Over 5000 Rice Farmers Benefit from DA’s Expanded Cash Assistance in Caraga

Rice farmers in the Municipality of Cortes, Surigao del Sur can now irrigate their farmland as the Igang-Caman-onan and Kagbaye Diversion Dams start to operate this year. The Department of Agriculture (DA)– Caraga formally turned over today the two diversion dams to Cagbaye Farmers Irrigators Association (CFIA-SWISA) and Camam-onan Farmers Samahang Walang Iwanan sa Agrikultura continue reading : DA’s Diversion Dam Provides Stable Irrigation System to Surigao Farmers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Caraga has been into several information campaigns towards making agriculture more attractive and more appealing to the youth. For this year, DA-Caraga engaged the youth to harness their innate creativity, to express their awareness on DA’s twin goal Masaganang Ani, Mataas na Kita through the Infomercial and Jingle Making continue reading : Ag Sur’s Infomercial and Jingle Entries Win in DA’s Agri-Galing Competition

The Department of Agriculture – Caraga annually honors individual farmers, organizations, and local government units exemplary contributions to the development of the agriculture and fishery sector. In the recently conducted 1st Caraga Rice Congress last November 14 at Butuan City outstanding agriculture extension workers, local government units, small- farmers, and farmer organizations were given recognition continue reading : DA Recognizes Outstanding Farmers and Extension Workers in Caraga

The Municipality of Nasipit local officials headed by Mayor Enrico Corvera gratefully receives the P9 million slaughterhouse building from the Department of Agriculture-Caraga. The Department of Agriculture in the region turns over the P9 million “AA” Slaughterhouse Building to the Municipality of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte. The building project that can cater up to 50 continue reading : DA-Caraga turns over P9M Slaughterhouse