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, 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

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 CALABARZON sets plans to optimize rice production for upcoming dry season

DA CALABARZON sets plans to optimize rice production for upcoming dry season

  In response to Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar’s call for regions to increase rice production in low-yielding provinces and maintain or improve rice productivity in high-yielding areas this upcoming dry season, Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON met with the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) from all provinces in the region to conduct – continue reading

DA's KADIWA on Wheels project rolls out in Cavite

DA’s KADIWA on Wheels project rolls out in Cavite

  Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, in partnership with the Department of Energy and Unioil, started to roll its KAtuwang sa DIwa at GaWA (KADIWA) ni Ani at Kita Project on Wheels in Unioil Anabu-1 and Unioil Anabu-2 in Imus City, Cavite on September 5, 2020. This KADIWA partnership project will bring farmers’ fresh and quality produce – continue reading

ARESCOM goes organic

ARESCOM goes organic

  Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, in coordination with the Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM) based in Camp Riego de Dios in Tanza, Cavite, have celebrated the graduation of 49 new organic agriculture enthusiasts under the regional office’s Farmers Field School (FFS) in Organic Vegetable Production Program on August 20, 2020.   From April 30 – continue reading

32,829 CALABARZON farmers receive 107,165 bags of free, quality seeds; fertilizers through RRP

32,829 CALABARZON farmers receive 107,165 bags of free, quality seeds; fertilizers through RRP

  The Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON’s implementation of the Rice Resiliency Project (RRP) under the Plant, Plant, Plant Program has taken another phase in its objective of achieving higher rice productivity this wet-cropping season.  As of August 4, a total of 35,209 bags of quality seeds and 71,956 bags of fertilizers were given – continue reading

Laguna farmers plant coffee seedlings through DA’s Taal rehab program

Laguna farmers plant coffee seedlings through DA’s Taal rehab program

  Through the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON’s Taal Recovery and Rehabilitation Program, farmers of Brgy. Casile in Cabuyao, Laguna started planting Liberica coffee seedlings on July 18, 2020. This program aims to assist those farmers who were gravely affected by the volcano’s eruption. The planting of coffee seeds from the DA was coordinated – continue reading