Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar, Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa, and President Tirso A. Ronquillo of Batangas State University (BatSU) served as special guests for the inaugural broadcast of the much-awaited airing of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON’s DWPB 107.3 FM D’ Ani-Kita Radio – Batangas State University (BatSU) station on – continue reading
DA 4A joins World Egg Day celebration
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON Regional Director Engr. Arnel V. de Mesa joined the celebration of World Egg Day with the theme “Eggs, Much More Than the Perfect Protein” via teleconference spearheaded by the Batangas Egg Producers Cooperative (BEPCO) on October 9, 2020. The BEPCO-led meeting is an opportunity to promote the Batangas – continue reading
Quezon farmers affected by ASF receive livelihood intervention from DA
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, through its Recovery and Rehabilitation Program for ASF-Affected Farmers, distributed much-needed livelihood intervention to ASF-affected farmers in Quezon on September 29 and 30, 2020. The goal of this program is to provide an alternative source of livelihood for ASF-affected pig growers as they recover from severe damage and – continue reading
DA inks MOA on urban agri project in Cavite
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William D. Dar and Imus City Mayor Emmanuel L. Maliksi inked a Memorandum of Agreement on Urban Agriculture Project in the city on October 6, 2020, held at the Department of Agriculture Central Office in Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. In this agreement, DA shall provide production support services – continue reading
DA, BAR distribute caraheifers, agri inputs to Batangas farmers
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, in coordination with the DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), distributed five caraheifers to five farmer-cooperators from Brgy. Quilo-quilo South, Padre Garcia, Batangas on October 1, 2020. The activity is part of the implementation of the DA-BAR-funded research project entitled Community-based Participatory Action Research (CPAR) on Rice Farming System – continue reading
Laguna farmers receive carabaos, cattle from DA 4A
Farmers from the province of Laguna have received much-needed agricultural intervention from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON under the Livestock Program’s Livelihood Assistance Program. The goal of this program is to provide livestock as an alternative source of income for smallholder farmers. It also aims to increase the production and inventory of – continue reading
DA 4A to fully utilize AWS, gearing towards precision agriculture
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, through the Management Information System (MIS), conducted the In-Depth Training on System Access and Maintenance for Automated Weather Station (AWS), held at Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center in Lipa City, Batangas on October 2, 2020. Precision agricultural technology aims to provide local climate conditions and optimized farming – continue reading
DA 4A takes advantage of AMIA, SARAI, AWS towards climate resilient agri
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, through the Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture – AMIA, is collaborating with the University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA) to discuss the use of weather forecast technologies as the region prepares for the coming cropping season of 2021, happened – continue reading
DA 4A KADIWA goes to Quezon
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, in collaboration with the Department of Energy and Phoenix Gas Station, conducted the KAtuwang sa DIwa at GaWA (KADIWA) ni Ani at Kita Project sa Phoenix, in Brgy. Bukal, Pagbilao, Quezon on September 30, 2020. The activity is being spearheaded by the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division – continue reading
Free high quality seeds, fertilizer to be distributed to CALABARZON rice farmers
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, together with the Bureau of Plant Industry-National Seed Quality Control Services (BPI-NSQCS) and the Philippine Rice Research institute (PhilRice) Los Baños, met with CALABARZON seed growers to conduct a consultative meeting geared towards higher crop yields for the coming 2021 dry and wet seasons, held at Southern Tagalog – continue reading
DA 4A to harness full potential of RMES with OA AEWs in Quezon
In an effort to streamline, facilitate, and promote the mechanism of the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation System (RMES) for the Organic Agriculture (OA) Program, a retooling activity with some 30 agricultural extension workers (AEWs) in Quezon province was conducted by the Regional Organic Agriculture Program (ROAP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON – continue reading
DA 4A turns over P14.5M worth of agri interventions to Batangas farmers
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, through all of its banner programs, turned over various agricultural interventions worth P14,508,784 to farmers through their respective local government units in the 1st district of Batangas on September 24, 2020. Interventions include support from the Quick Response Fund for Taal-affected farmers. The value of the agricultural aid – continue reading
Corn farmers affected by FAW, Taal’s eruption receive P1.1M worth of agri inputs
Under the rehabilitation program for Taal-affected cities and municipalities and the Quick Response Fund for Fall Armyworm (FAW), Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, through the Regional Corn and Cassava Program, distributed P1,140,845 worth of agricultural inputs for corn production to a total of 140 corn farmers in Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas, held on – continue reading
DA 4A provides support to Taal-affected ornamental plant growers in Silang
Ornamental plant growers and farmers in Silang, Cavite received P3,064,699 worth of agricultural support from Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, through its Taal Recovery and Rehabilitation Program, on September 17, 2020. This program aims to help farmers, including ornamental plant growers, whose livelihoods were seriously damaged by earlier this year’s Taal volcano eruption. – continue reading
Amadeo farmers receive farm production support from DA 4A
Department of Agriculture (DA) IV-CALABARZON, led by Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa, visited the Payapa Integrated Farm in Brgy. Buho, Amadeo, Cavite to take part in their harvest festival, as well as to deliver production support worth P7,640,625 to farmers’ groups in the municipality on September 17, 2020. The distribution is under the – continue reading
DA 4A turns over P2.6M worth of agricultural interventions to Magallanes farmers
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, through its High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) and Taal Recovery and Rehabilitation Program, turned over P2,687,250 worth of agricultural interventions, including a newly built 72-square meter packing house, to the Magallanes-Samahang Magsasaka ng Kay-Apas at Medina Association (MAG-SAMAKAME) and other farmers’ groups in Magallanes, Cavite on September – continue reading
DA delivers P7M-worth of carabaos, cattle to Taal-affected farmers in Batangas
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON has distributed a total of 100 carabaos and 100 cattle worth P7 million through its Taal Recovery and Rehabilitation Program to affected farmers from the municipalities of Taal, San Jose, and Malvar in Batangas, this second week of September 2020. This distribution is still part of the ongoing – continue reading
Corn, cassava farmers receive moisture meter, seeds from DA 4A
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, through its Corn and Cassava Program, has awarded each of the Magdalena, Laguna and the City Agricultural and Fishery Council Business Group in Dasmariñas, Cavite corn and cassava farmers with moisture meter. The local government of Magdalena received the new agricultural tool from the regional office on September – continue reading