In celebration of the Farmers and Fisherfolk’s Month, the Department of Agriculture – Caraga turned over today a total of P77 million worth of various farm machinery and other agricultural and fishery interventions to 219 farmers’ associations. DA-Caraga Regional Executive Director Abel James I. Monteagudo that there is a purpose why DA provides these interventions. continue reading : Caraga Farmers and Fisherfolk Receive P77 Million Worth of Interventions

Farmers from San Francisco, Agusan del Sur are optimistic that onion production in their town will be a profitable venture. The farmers recently underwent a training on Good Agricultural Practices on Onion Production conducted by the Department of Agriculture – Caraga in coordination with the Local Government Unit of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur. Municipal continue reading : Caraga Farmers to Pursue Onion Production

To assess the performance of the Organic Agriculture Program in the country for the first quarter of the year, the Department of Agriculture conducted the CY 2018 1st Quarter National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) Assessment on April 23-27 in Butuan City. DA – Caraga hosted the five-day activity attended by Organic Agriculture Focal Persons of every continue reading : Organic Agriculture for a Sustainable Agriculture Industry

“Nature is our way of life. This is our ancestral home.” This is how Eddie Ampiyawan known as Datu Bawang, a Higaonon Tribal Chieftain, , regard their tribal community in a mountainous area of Brgy. Lawan-Lawan, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte “Aside from picking wild fruits, our primary means of livelihood is farming,” he said. continue reading : IPs: Caring for the Environment the SCoPSA Way

Typical Filipino farmers need financing to sustain its farm operation. That is why some of them hooked to loan sharks who charge neck-level interest. But not anymore in a barangay in the town of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur. Members of the Dakutan Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative (DAFAMCO) are now enjoying low-interest rate financing package through the continue reading : PLEA Liberates Farmers from Loan Sharks

In celebration of the Rabies Awareness Month, the Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Regional Animal Disease and Diagnostic Laboratory (RADDL) in partnership with the Department of Health-Caraga and Surigao del Norte Veterinary Office spearheads the island-wide animal rabies vaccination and castration in Siargao Island. DA has chosen Siargao since the ins and outs of continue reading : Siargao Strives for Rabies-Free Island

Saad  in Cebuano means promise. Department of Agriculture (DA) gears up toward the realization of its promise to provide available and affordable food for the people through Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD). SAAD is a locally-funded program of the government that aims to help alleviate poverty in the poorest provinces of the country through the continue reading : Caraga Identifies Special Areas for Agricultural Development