To promote agricultural development in the region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Caraga continues to build partnership with the Local Government Units to support farming endeavors. The Department recognized that Barangays served as the primary unit of government where basic services are being delivered to constituents. As such, DA highlights the need to empower continue reading : DA-Caraga Empowers Barangay Officials as Partners in Agri-Development

In 2010, the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Caraga started to pour in organic agriculture interventions in the City of Bislig making a way for the establishment of an Organic Technology Demonstration Farm for crops and livestock. In its desire to be the Organic City in the Philippines by 2020, the Local Government Unit (LGU) continue reading : Bislig Agri-Fishery Complex Now an International Organic Education Institute of IFOAM Asia

The Department of Agriculture (DA) continues its partnership with the Local Government Units (LGU) to achieve its goal for a rice-secure Philippines. This year, Butuan City is among the outstanding city recognized by the DA. The support and efforts of the unit in addressing the plight of smallholder rice farmers are commendable. “The success of continue reading : Butuan City Receives National Rice Achiever Award

Members of the Nagkahiusang Tribung Higaonon sa Lawan-lawan at Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte is now opening its door in learning new farming technology ideal in sloping areas. A tripartite team of DA Caraga through the Regional Corn Program, Provincial Agriculture Office of Agusan del Norte and Municipal Agriculture Office of Las Nieves, conducted a continue reading : DA Caraga Helps IP’s through SCoPSA

Members of the Gamut Farmers Irrigators Group Inc. (GFIGI) in Tago, Surigao del Sur operating their Combine Rice harvester during their harvest this April 2019. The combine harvester is an intervention from the Department of Agriculture given for free to eligible farmers associations in the Caraga Region.  Manual harvesting is the most labor-intensive activity of the continue reading : Mechanizing Farm Operation Increases Profitability

DA-PRDP Deputy Project Director Jodel A. Tabada (woman with a shovel) together with SP Committee on Infrastructure Vicente Rizal Rosario (man with a shovel at the left), Lt. Coronel Francisco Molina and Coop Chairman Samuel Calawigan headed the groundbreaking ceremony for the P8.4 million Infra Support of the Integrated Rubber Production and Marketing Project for continue reading : DA-PRDP Boosts Rubber Industry in Butuan

Heeding to the call of Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to strengthen the dissemination of government projects, DA Caraga through its Information Section conducted a series of training for information partners. Members of the DA Caraga Information Network once again converged in Butuan City for a Radio Messaging Harmonization Workshop recently. Attended by DA attached bureaus continue reading : DA Caraga Forges Ties with Information Partners to Boost Agri Info Drive