Serving as the field evaluators from the National Technical Committee (NTC) were Mr. Genaro M. Tolentino (PhilMech); Ms. Flora A. Jarille, Ms. Jallyne E. Remoquillo, and Mr. Jerico Nonay (BPI); Dr. Jose Hernandez (UPLB); Ms. Lorna Villegas (DA-FOS); and Mr. Ronaldo S. Caddarao (DA-AMAS). The field validation was held last August 2, 2019, at Flor – continue reading

As part of the social responsibility of the Department of Agriculture Region IV-CALABARZON, its Corn and Cassava Program conducted a seminar on gender and development (GAD) for the women of Calamba Upland Farmers’ Multi-Purpose Cooperative and Marawoy Women’s Association, Inc. on August 1 – 2, 2019 at Lipa Agricultural Research and Experiment Station (LARES) Training – continue reading

“Food safety is everybody’s responsibility.” This was the key message of the two-day seminar on product standards and trade promotions for some 20 agri-entrepreneurs in the region conducted by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON through its Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) on July 30 – 31, 2019 at Sta. Rosa City, Laguna. – continue reading

The event was headed by APCO Eda Dimapilis in behalf of our Regional Executive Director Arnel de Mesa and OIC-RTD for Operations and Extension Dennis Arpia through the assistance of Tanza Mayor Yuri Pacumio and Ternate Mayor Lamberto Bambao. Interventions such as Rice Transplanter, Precision Seeder, Combine Harvester, Hand Tractor, Floating Tiller, Rice Reaper, Thresher, – continue reading

Ten (eight from Quezon and two from Batangas) out of 16 Regional Gawad Saka winners qualified in the national level. The national validation for the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON winner in the Large Animal Raiser category, Mr. Teodoro “Ka Teddy” Panaligan of Sariaya, Quezon, was done on July 26, 2019. Among the national – continue reading

Panibagong pag-aaral ang isinagawa ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon 4-CALABARZON upang himukin at paigtingin ang kampanya sa rehabilitasyon ng mga matatandang puno ng kakaw ng mga magsasaka sa lalawigan ng Quezon. Ang pag-aaral na ito ay isinagawa noong Hulyo 25, 2019 sa Quezon Agricultural Research and Experiment Station (QARES), Tiaong, Quezon na pinangunahan ni Engr. – continue reading

The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON sponsored the 25th Beekeepers’ Network Philippines Foundation, Inc. (BEENET) Conference and Techno Fora wherein about 200 beekeepers all over the country gathered from July 24 to 26, 2019 held in Malvar, Batangas. The three-day activity with the theme, “The Philippine Bee Industry: Looking Back, Moving Forward” served as – continue reading

Natapos na rin ang isang linggong In-house Evaluation ng mga programa ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon IV CALABARZON na isinagawa ng Monitoring and Evaluation Services (PMS) ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka (Central Office), noong ika-19 ng Hulyo 2019 sa Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center (STIARC), Lipa City, Batangas. Ang pag-aaral ay isinagawa: upang mapag-aralan at – continue reading

High quality seeds and planting materials being produced in the CALABARZON region need a safer, conducive storage. Therefore, the establishment of the Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) Center in the region is crucial in order to prolong the germplasm viability and quality of agricultural crops like rice, vegetables, legumes, and corn, among others in research and – continue reading

[REPOST: from DA RSPBC Livestock’s Facebook Page, Photos by Vencie Carmona of DA-QARES] Some 55 participants composing of farmers, entrepreneurs, and technicians attended the basic course on Swine Production Management and Artifical Insemination spearheaded by Quezon Agricultural Research and Experiment Station (QARES) of the Department of Agriculture Region IV-CALABARZON (DA CALABARZON), in cooperation with the – continue reading

“We should adopt a market-driven research approach to ensure sustainable agricultural development in the region.” This was given emphasis by Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON during the meeting of the Regional Research, Development, and Extension Network (RRDEN) for Agriculture and Fisheries held on July 19, 2019 – continue reading

Some 29 indigents of Sitio Sto. Toribio, Brgy. Maraouy, Lipa City successfully graduated from “Sustainable Community-Based Agricultural Livelihood Projects for Women’s Groups” of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON through Corn Program and in partnership with the University of Batangas Lipa Campus (UBLC). The ceremony was held at DA-Lipa Agricultural Research and Experiment Station Training – continue reading

[Photos by Katrina Sonaco of Livestock Program] “NO TO ASF!” This was the unified call of different government agencies and livestock private groups in CALABARZON in response to the imminent threat of African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the region in the inter-agency wide coordination meeting spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON – continue reading

[Some of the Photos by Alcris Rosita of Livestock Program] Aimed at coming up with a five-year (2019 – 2023) detailed and strategic plan which will serve as a guide in achieving the livestock and poultry subsectors’ goals and targets, industry stakeholders in CALABARZON gathered for a road map writeshop on July 17 – 19, – continue reading

Around 1,800 organic agriculture stakeholders are expected to attend the 16th National Organic Agriculture Congress (NOAC) with the theme “Organikong Agrikultura sa Kumikitang Kabuhayan para sa Kalusugan at Kapaligiran” to be held on November 11-15, 2019 at Camp Benjamin, Alfonso, Cavite. NOAC is an annual activity spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture (DA), which serves – continue reading

“Ako po ay nasa organikong pagsasaka na. Maganda ito dahil hindi ito ginagamitan ng pestisidyo at kemikal. Nakakatuwa kasi napapabuti ang kalagayan ng mga magsasaka dahil hindi na sila makakakain ng mga may lason. Kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa DA sa pagsasagawa ng seminar na ito (I’m into organic farming. It’s good because it does not – continue reading

The Department of Agriculture Region IV-CALABARZON (DA CALABARZON) started to undergo a five-day long (July 15-19, 2019) In-House Evaluation to look into its effectiveness in attaining objectives, efficiency, and emerging benefits derived by farmers/beneficiaries by way of key informant interviews and surveys. The evaluators composing of personnel from the Monitoring and Evaluation of DA Central – continue reading