Be active! Be part of farmers’ associations and cooperatives. This is the Secretary William D. Dar’s message to the farmers and fisherfolk during his visit in Caraga yesterday, September 17. Dar said it is high time that the farmers and fisherfolk are empowered for them to become strong partners in big businesses to improve their continue reading : Dar Urges Farmers to Collectivize to be Empowered

Aligning with the twin goals “Masaganang Ani, Mataas Na Kita” of new DA Secretary William D. Dar and advancing his call to make Mindanao a food basket in the country, DA-Caraga distributed a total of P209 Million worth of farm equipment and machinery today. Dubbed as One Time Big Time, the mass turnover of agri-intervention continue reading : DA-Caraga Distributes P209M Worth of Equipment to Farmers

Amidst the threat of climate change, there is no other way to withstand but to go back to basics. This is how the livestock industry advocates perceived to sustain the sector. Reverend Father Rolie Ritchie Gomez, Director of Missionaries of Sacred Heart (MSC)- Center for the Poor said that going back to traditional knowledge is continue reading : Back to Basics: A Climate Resiliency Approach

The Department of Agriculture-Caraga through the Research Division is staging its 6th Technology Forum and Product Exhibition in Butuan City from August 8-9, 2019. Carrying the theme “Technologies from Agri-Fisheries as Catalyst for Sustainability and Competitiveness”, the 2-day event highlights the value-adding technology products developed by the DA’s Research Division. Together with its three Research continue reading : DA Underscores Importance of Value-adding Technologies on 6th Regional Techno Forum

                                              The Department of Agriculture-Caraga through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) will be conducting the 2nd Agribusiness Support for Promotion and Investment in Regional Enterprises (ASPIRE) 2019 on July 26-28, 2019 continue reading : AgriPreneurs Now Ready for ASPIRE Year 2

Animal raisers in the region may have just put an end to their woes. This, after the Department of Agriculture – Caraga through the Livestock Program recently established two feed milling facilities, one each in Socorro, Surigao del Norte and Tago, Surigao del Sur. Livestock raisers, particularly swine raisers in Caraga have long been complaining continue reading : Feed Mills Raise High Hopes for Caraga’s Animal Raisers

Agricultural modernization is one of the key interventions of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to support the farmers and make them more competitive in an open rice market. DA-Caraga through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) turned-over the 110 units of mechanical rice transplanters to 110 eligible farmer associations and cooperative from the different provinces continue reading : Mechanization Transforms Caraga Farms