Meat enhancement facilities to rise in CALABARZON through Korean-DA study

Meat enhancement facilities to rise in CALABARZON through Korean-DA study

  CALABARZON is one of the regions where meat enhancement facilities will be constructed through the ā€œFeasibility Study (FS) on Enhancing Meat Safety and Quality through Establishment of Modern Livestock Infrastructure and Inspection Facilities with Traceability System in the Republic of the Philippinesā€ of the Export-Import Bank of Korea and its Economic Development Cooperation Fund – continue reading

DA-4A Kabataang Agribiz

DA-4A, ATI-4A encourages the youth to be part of the agri sector thru Kabataang Agribiz

  ā€œGusto po nating hikayatin na makapag-umpisa ang kabataan ng kani-kanilang agricultural enterprise para pagyamanin lalo ang agrikultura sa ating rehiyon at maging sa ating bansa.ā€ Justine Marco Vivas, Department of Agriculture IV-CALABARZON (DA-4A) Kabataang Agribiz Competitive Grant Assistance Program Coordinator, emphasized the importance of the youth in agriculture during the Kabataang Agribiz Competitive Grant – continue reading

DA-4A promotes, boosts hybrid rice production thru community farming program

DA-4A promotes, boosts hybrid rice production thru community farming program

Ā  ā€œNagkaro’n ng kalamidad—bagyo at mga peste—pero nakapag-ani pa rin kami. ā€˜Yong tatag ng hybrid [rice] ay tunay na nakahahanga.ā€ Gerardo B. Cabasis, Nasugbu Municipal Agricultural and Fishery Council Chairman and rice farmer, was optimistic about the Community Hybrid Rice Farming (CHRF) program of the Department of Agriculture IV-CALABARZON (DA-4A) Rice Banner Program during the – continue reading

Calamba corn growers receive corn production inputs from DA-4A

Calamba corn growers receive corn production inputs from DA-4A

Ā  The Department of Agriculture IV-CALABARZON (DA-4A) distributed 300 kilograms of hybrid white glutinous corn seeds to Barangay Burol Organic Agriculture Cooperative in Barangay Burol, Calamba, Laguna, on April 26. The distribution was led by DA-4A OIC-Regional Technical Director for Research and Regional Corn Banner Program Coordinator Avelita M. Rosales. The distribution of corn seeds – continue reading

7 Brgys. in Lipa declared ASF-free

7 Brgys. in Lipa declared ASF-free

  Mayor Eric B. Africa of Lipa City declared seven out of 14 African Swine Fever (ASF)-infected barangays in the city free from the virus. This was done after the seven barangays namely, Bolbok, Malagonlong, Kayumanggi, Calamias, Mabini, San Francisco, and Lumbang undergone the sentinel protocol instituted by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry – continue reading

80,517 CALABARZON farmers, fishers benefit from DA’s CFSMFFP

80,517 CALABARZON farmers, fishers benefit from DA’s CFSMFFP

  In pursuit of assisting more COVID-19- and typhoon-affected farmers and fishers in the region, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, together with other DA attached agencies such as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) IV-A, Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) IV, Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), – continue reading