awarded as the Outstanding Alumnus in Rural Development Governance in the 101st Loyalty Day and Grand Alumni Homecoming of the University of the Philippines Los Baños held at UPLB Baker Memorial Hall on October 9, 2019. Your DA IV-CALABARZON Family is very proud of you!

In an endeavor to immediately execute the provisions of the “Sagip Saka Law” or Republic Act (RA) No. 11321, the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS), in coordination with its regional counterparts from Luzon B Cluster, organized a stakeholders’ consultation for the improvement and finalization of the law’s implementing rules and regulations (IRR) – continue reading

Naging matagumpay ang pagkasali ng Eggciting Food Products at Alaminos Goat Farm sa nakaraang AgriLink na idinaos sa World Trade Center sa Pasay City. Dalawa lamang sila sa halos 630 exhibitor na mula sa buong bansa. Ayon sa Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon IV CALABARZON na nagdala sa kanila, – continue reading

Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance Program Location: Lucena city Number of farmer: 407 Allocation : 850 Patuloy po ang pag ikot ng grupo buhat sa pinagsama samang ahensya ng Department of Agriculture RFO 4A – APCO QUEZON, OFFICE OF PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURIST, AGRICULTURAL CREDIT POLICY COUNCIL AND LANDBANK QUEZON para sating MAGSASAKA MAGPAPALAY….. Marami pong salamat – continue reading

An elementary student from Binangonan, Rizal won the annual regional poster-making contest last September 26 organized for the World Food Day 2019 celebration at STIARC Hall, Lipa City, Batangas. Allysa Giana S. Antiporda of Binangonan Elementary School won against 14 other elementary students from different school divisions in CALABARZON. The theme for this year’s contest – continue reading

The Department of Agriculture Region IV-CALABARZON hold the 5th Regional Organic Agriculture Congress (ROAC) with the theme “Organikong Agrikultura sa Kumikitang Kabuhayan para sa Kalusugan at Kapaligiran” on September 25, 2019 at Queen Margarette Hotel, Lucena, Quezon. Governor Danilo E. Suarez of Quezon Province together with the two Regional Tecnical Directors of DA CALABARZON (Mr. – continue reading

With the current issues the agriculture sector is facing, the Regional Agriculture and Fishery Council (RAFC) of the CALABARZON region included in its agenda the discussion of African Swine Fever (ASF), Fall Army Worm (FAW), and Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) to look for more ways to combat or soften the impact of these issues on – continue reading

Pinangunahan ng pitong Rice Millers buhat sa lalawigan ng Batangas at Laguna ang dumalo sa Agribusiness Investment Forum na isinagawa ng Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon IV CALABARZON noong Setyembre 17 – 18, 2019 sa Sta Rosa, Laguna. Tinukoy ni Richmond O. Pablo, Sr. Agriculturist ng AMAD na ang – continue reading

Tatlong ahensya sa ilalim ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka ang nagtulong-tulong upang talakayin at konsultahin ang mga Local Government Units (LGUs) tungkol sa pamimigay ng ayuda sa mga magsasaka na naapektuhan dahil sa pagbagsak ng presyo ng palay sa CALABARZON. Nangyari ito noong ika-13 ng Setyembre 2019 sa Tanza, Cavite. Ang talakayan ay pinangunahan ni Regional – continue reading

Nagpulong kamakailan ang 41 na Municipal Agricultural Officers (MAOs) at City Agriculturists ng Quezon hingil sa Sure Aid Program ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon IV CALABARZON noong ika-12 ng Setyembre sa Tanggapan ng Panlalawigang Agrikultor sa Pagbilao, Quezon. Ang SURE Aid Program o Expanded Survival and Recovery Assistance Program para sa mga magsasaka ng palay – continue reading

Abalang-abala ngayon ang Rice Banner Program ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon 4-CALABARZON upang i-validate ang mga samahan ng mga magsasaka na gustong sumali sa Inbred Rice Demo Farm Program sa susunod na taniman. Kasama ang mga tauhan ng Office of the Provincial Agriculturist ng Quezon, pinangunahan ni Bb. Ma. Annie S. Bucu, Rice Seed Focal – continue reading

To improve the agriculture sector in the municipality of Magallanes, Cavite, Department of Agriculture Region IV CALABARZON (DA CALABARZON) Corn Program in cooperation with the Municipal Agriculturist Office conducted a training on operation and maintenance of corn agricultural machineries on rice mechanization and post-harvest facilities on September 18, 2019. According to Magallanes Municipal Agriculturist Engr. – continue reading

“We will help you promote the establishment of a regional food terminal all over the country.” Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said during the launching activity for the “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita” program, which is geared towards increasing the income of farmers and fisherfolks through effective direct market links, held at the – continue reading

A total of 241.5 proposed hectares (ha) of irrigated rice fields in the city of Imus and municipalities of Naic, Maragondon, and Ternate in Cavite were validated by the Rice Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON on September 11, 12, and 13, 2019 for the Inbred Rice Model Farm Cluster Project. As – continue reading

The Regional Corn Program, led by Ms. Avelita M. Rosales as the Coordinator, spearheaded a technical briefing on corn insect pests and its management on September 6, 2019 at Lipa Agricultural Research and Experiment Station (LAES) Training Room in Batangas, through the help of the Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) and in coordination with the – continue reading

Bilang bahagi ng programa ng Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka Rehiyon 4-CALABARZON, dalawang exhibitor mula sa nasabing rehiyon ang kasali sa mahigit 350 exhibitor sa ika-23 Food and Drinks Asia 2019 sa World Trade Center sa Pasay City. Ang mga ito ay ang Tree Farm Solutions at Ben & Lyn – continue reading

Nitong nakaraang Ika 4 ng Setyembre, taong kasalukuyan 2019. Eto ay pinondohan ng Organic Agriculture Program sa pangunguna ni Dir Luchie Campomanes , sa pamamagitan ni Ms. Girlie Aure na nakabase sa Cavite. Pinatutunayan lamang na marami na tayong mga grupo ng magsasaka na makakatulong para sa seguridad ng sapat at ligtas na pagkain sa ating – continue reading

Para palawakin pa ang kampanya sa pagpapatupad ng Food Lane Project sa CALABARZON, ang Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka sa nasabing rehiyon, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine National Police (PNP) 4A, Metro-Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ay muling naglunsad ng pagsasanay sa mga trucking services at kanilang mga drivers noong ika-3 ng Setyembre 2019 sa – continue reading

With the aim of gathering and assessing the current status of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON in relation to Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and how to improve it through ICT solutions, the Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division-Management Information System (PMED-MIS) conducted the Workshop on ICT Budget Proposal for 2021 and Information Systems – continue reading

Quezon Agricultural Research and Experiment Station (QARES) in partnership with Lagalag Elementary School initiated the Tree Planting activity on September 4, 2019 in QARES compound, Tiaong, Quezon. The activity aimed to increase awareness of the students towards climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as food security through massive planting of fruit-bearing trees. Also, the – continue reading