Month: April 2020

Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) executive Carlene C. Collado visits the proposed site for the establishment of 10 units smart greenhouses and two staff houses in one of the agency’s research station, the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex at Dalwangan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. Said undertaking will be used continue reading : DA-10 exec visits proposed site for research station’s smart greenhouses

With the availability of food supply as important as battling the COVID-19 crisis, DA executive in Region 10 Carlene C. Collado checks the situation on the ground to ensure that cargo trucks containing food supplies and production items are gaining easier access in the quarantine checkpoints of Damulog, Malaybalay City, Don Carlos and Lantapan, Bukidnon continue reading : DA-10 addresses prio key areas amid COVID-19 crisis

Ryan Daño, president of the Miarayon Highland Farmers Association of Talakag, Bukidnon, known for producing high value crops, receives his foodlane pass from DA-10 exec Carlene C. Collado, in the presence of Dr. Luz I. Guzman. Issued to him at the Regional Crop Protection Center of the agency at Bangcud, Malaybalay City, the foodlane pass continue reading : Miarayon farmers receive foodlane pass from DA

Operations in the Regional Crop Protection Center, one of DA-10’s research stations located in Bangcud, Malaybalay City continues as its provides biological control agents such as Metarhizium and Lacewing for farmers’ use in the prevention of plant pests. In the presence of DA-10 OIC-RED Collado, these were handed over to the agricultural extension workers of continue reading : DA’s distribution of bio con agents

Lumbia, CdeO, April 4 – Fresh vegetables and fruits and other food products are sold in DA’s ‘Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita’ here in Grand Europa, this city. The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) thru OIC-Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado has been coordinating with farmer-associations to bring their produce continue reading : DA’s ‘Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita’ now in NorMin

Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) OIC-Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado, in a meeting with the Miarayon Highland Farmers Association of Miarayon, Talakag, Bukidnon to work out possible vegetable supply for DA-10’s ‘Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita on Wheels’ to address food security due to the imposed quarantine measures in light continue reading : Working on the Ground

The heads of DA regional offices in Mindanao report their respective measures undertaken to ensure food security amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in a videconference meeting presided by DA USec. Ampatuan, who’s also the Western Mindanao Cluster head for regions 9, 12 and BARMM.   To ensure availability of food in light of the COVID-19 crisis, continue reading : DA-10 reports food security initiatives amid COVID-19

Kahapunan, Valencia City, April 1, 2020 – Fifteen seed companies throughout the country showcased various hybrid rice varieties in the 10th National Rice Technology Forum (NRTF) of the DA, Rice Board in partnership with PhilRice and the local government of Valencia City. Launched on December 5, 2019, the NRTF is an initiative of DA with continue reading : Rice techno forum promotes adoption of hybrid rice technology

Due to community quarantine, social distancing and work-from-home arrangements to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the agriculture department has opt to meet through a teleconference meeting on March 31, 2020. Presided by DA chief William D. Dar, the meeting tackled on agri-fishery updates and concerns such as the monitoring of food supply and provision continue reading : DA chief updates on agri-fishery via videoconference

In light of the threat of COVID-19, DA-10 Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga talks on the agency’s steps to assure stable food supply in the region, in an interview with the Philippine Information Agency 10 on March 31, 2020. Of which, she shared DA’s initiatives such as the issuance of Foodlane passes continue reading : DA-10 initiatives amid COVID-19 crisis