DA 4A joins World Egg Day celebration

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 turns over P14.5M worth of agri interventions to Batangas farmers

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

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

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

DA 4A turns over P2.6M worth of agricultural interventions to Magallanes farmers

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