IN PHOTOS: Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa convened the selected members of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Management Committee on February 6, 2020 to examine the recovery and rehabilitation plan of the DA which aims to mitigate and adapt the effects of Taal Volcano eruption among affected farmers and fisherfolk. Another objective of – continue reading
To intensify the mitigation and adaptation measures set by the Department of Agriculture in order to soften the impact of Taal Volcano eruption on agriculture, a coordination meeting cum workshop was conducted on February 4, 2020 with the provincial, city, and municipal agriculturists of affected areas in the region. “In the midst of all these – continue reading
IN PHOTOS: Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa met with Emergency Coordinator Alberto C. Aduna and Dr. Reildrin G. Morales of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on February 4, 2020 to discuss possible research projects to be conducted in the region relative to agriculture emergency preparedness and response for areas at – continue reading
LOOK: Taal Volcano Eruption Damages on High-Value Crops and Government Rehabilitation Strategies (DA CALABARZON-RAFIS, January 2020)
IN PHOTOS: Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa met with Agricultural Credit Policy Council-Program Monitoring and Information Systems Management Staff Director Ma. Cristina G. Lopez and Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation Regional Manager Marissa F. Agudera on February 3, 2020, to discuss specific mechanics on the implementation of a new cash assistance program for small farmers – continue reading
To ensure the smooth implementation of the preparation of the Solar Powered Fertigation System (SPFS) Project, the newly created team headed by Regional Executive Director of the Department of Agriculture Region IV CALABARZON, Engr. Arnel V. de Mesa conducted a meeting recently with some members of the team composing of Engr. Ariodear C. Rico, Executive – continue reading
Planong itayo sa lalawigan ng Cavite ang apat na ektaryang gulayan at isang ektarya para sa mushroom production sa mga susunod na araw bilang pagtalima sa usapan ng Asia Industrial Fund (AIF) ng China at ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon 4 CALABARZON. Isang Memorandum of Understanding/Memorandum of Agreement ang kasalukuyang ipinagagawa kaagad ni Regional Executive – continue reading
Personnel from Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) and Philippine Rural Development Project Enterprise Development (PRDP I-REAP) Component of the Department of Agriculture Region IV-CALABARZON gathered for an entire three-day capability building seminar, held on December 9 – 11, 2019 at Development Academy of the Philippines in Tagaytay City, Cavite. The activity aimed to develop – continue reading
Ang Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon IV CALABARZON ay nagsagawa ng pag-aaral na pinamagatang “Climate Outlook Presentation at Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture Program (AMIA)” na idinaos noong ika-10 ng Disyembre 2019 sa Conference Room ng nasabing tanggapan. Layunin nito na maipakilala ang mga nagawa ng DA RFO IV – AMIA bilang flagship program ng – continue reading
Patuloy ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon 4-CALABARZON sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) upang itaguyod ang Agribusiness Support for Promotion and Investment in Regional Exposition (ASPIRE) na idinaos noong Disyembre 4 – 8, 2019 sa Mega Mall, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. Ang ASPIRE ay – continue reading
“Although the Philippine Animal Health Information System (PhilAHIS) is used extensively by our partner veterinary offices in the provincial level, still we need more of our city and municipal local government units to adopt the PhilAHIS to effectively collect relevant data and to provide a very reliable database of livestock sector, available to all stakeholders.” – continue reading
Over 500 swine, poultry, and dairy raisers, together with government officials and employees from some regions in the country, joined the 2nd National Livestock and Poultry Technology Exposition in conjunction with the livestock roadmap stakeholders’ forum, held at Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center in Lipa City, Batangas on November 29, 2019. With the theme – continue reading
Pinulong ni Engr. Arnel V. de Mesa, Regional Director ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon 4-CALABARZON ang lahat ng magbababoy sa rehiyon noong Nobyembre 28, 2019 sa Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center, Lipa City, Batangas. Ang layunin ng pagpupulong ay batay na rin sa mga kahilingan ng mga magbababoy ng CALABARZON na magkaroon ng suggested – continue reading
Nakiisa ang Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon 4-CALABARZON sa pagtatapos ng pagdiriwang ng 2019 National Rice Awareness Month na ginanap sa Roxas Boulevard, Ermita, Manila noong Nobyembre 28 – 29 ng taong kasalukuyan. Naging tampok sa padiriwang ang ika-17 Ceremonial Rice Harvesting na ginanap sa Rice Garden ng Rizal Park. Itinaon din dito ang Farmer’s Market – continue reading
238 coffee stakeholders all over the country attended the 5th National Coffee Expo and Annual Project Assessment organized by the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) and the Department of Agriculture Region IV-CALABARZON in coordination with the Great Women Project of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) on November 27-29, 2019 at Days – continue reading
Ang Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka sa CALABARZON ay tumatalima sa pagsusulong ng programang Gender and Development (GAD) ng pamahalaan partikular na ang paglaban sa pang-aabuso lalo na sa mga kababaihan. Ito ay isinagawa sa nasabing tanggapan sa Quezon City noong Nobyembre 25, 2019 sa pamamagitan ng isang film showing. Ang nagbukas ng palatuntunan ay si Bb. – continue reading
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte fully supports all Filipino farmers and fishers by empowering them to be more prosperous, as they contribute their share to ensuring food security for all our countrymen. In last night’s meeting with Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, and Agriculture Sesretary William D. Dar, the President made – continue reading
With the aim of evaluating the implementation of its different projects and activities in the region, the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), as one of the banner programs of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, conducted its last leg of assessment and planning workshop with its counterparts from the local government units (LGUs) – continue reading
The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) will implement stricter measures on rice imports to ensure that only safe, quality, crop pest-free rice are sold in domestic markets. “All rice importers will have to comply with the guidelines as required in securing the Sanitary Phyto-Sanitary Import Clearance or SPSIC,” said – continue reading
Upang maipagmalaki at maipakilala ang mga pangunahing produktong organiko ng bansa, pinangunahang ng Department of Agriculture, Agricultural and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) at Agricultural and Marketing Assistance Division ng DA – Region IV CALABARZON ang pagdiriwang ng ika-5 Philippine Natural and Organic Products Expo (PNOPEX) sa Ayala Malls Serin, Tagaytay City Cavite noong Nobyembre 13 – continue reading
Around 55 delegates from CALABARZON Region joined the 15th Philippine National Corn Congress (PNCC) held at Iloilo Convention Center in Mandurriao, Iloilo City on November 12 – 14, 2019. With the theme, “Productivity Growth: Key to Sustainable Corn Production and Food Security,” the occasion brought together Department of Agriculture (DA) officials and employees, farmers, local – continue reading
“Organikong Agrikultura sa Kumikitang Kabuhayan para sa Kalusugan at Kapaligiran, (OA 4K).” Ito ang buod ng tema sa matagumpay na pagdiriwang ng ika-16 na National Organic Agriculture Congress na pinangunahan ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka, Rehiyon ng CALABARZON at ang National Agricultural Organic Council (NOAC). Ito ay idinaos sa Camp Benjamin, Alfonso, Cavite at dinaluhan ng – continue reading
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