Month: October 2020

RED Collado hands over the symbolic key of responsibility to Letecia G. Ditucalan, Lanao del Norte Provincial Agriculturist, as DA-RFO 10 turns over to the province a 300-square meters, 306 MT storage capacity seeds warehouse on October 27, 2020.   KAPATAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE – Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) continue reading : DA NorMin hands over P6.3-M agri interventions to Lanao del Norte

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) assures that hog supply and hog price in the region remains stable despite cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in some areas in Mindanao. “Amid the threat of ASF, region 10’s hog supply remains stable. More importantly, the region continue reading : DA: NorMin hog supply, prices remain stable

POONA PIAGAPO, LANAO DEL NORTE- Seventy farmer-beneficiaries of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program of the Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) received vegetable gardening materials worth P2.1 million. Each farmer-beneficiary from barangays Pendulonan and Poblacion of said town was granted with assorted vegetable seeds, fertilizers and gardening materials on October 8, continue reading : Poona Piagapo farmers receive P2.1-M gardening materials from DA-SAAD

Recently in Valencia City, a consultation meeting was held by DA-10 led by RED Collado and 3rd district Bukidnon Representative Zubiri, together with other corn stakeholders to help farmers address the prevalent buying price of corn and ensure its long-term stable market prices   VALENCIA CITY, BUKIDNON, October 22 – Eyed in aiding farmers to continue reading : Stakeholders meeting in Bukidnon tackles issues to aid farmers’ buying price for corn

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – In the effort to further drum-up the region’s food production capacity, the Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao is eyeing Lala, Lanao del Norte as one of its prospected pilot areas for the implementation of DA’s Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation (F2C2) Program in Northern Mindanao. Lala accounted for continue reading : DA NorMin eyes Lala, Lanao Norte as pilot area for clustered, consolidated rice production program

MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON – Presidential Communication Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin M. Andanar said, former rebels (FR) find interest in planting adlay which is easier to cultivate and incurs less production cost. In line with the government’s pursuit to end local terrorism in the country, Andanar and his team visited adlay farm in Camp Osito continue reading : Andanar sees potential of adlay in changing lives of small farmers in NorMin

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The agriculture department in Region 10 (DA-10) has strengthened its food resiliency initiatives to further support local farmers and fisherfolk amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. “DA’s Plant, Plant, Plant, Program (4Ps) continue to allocate the Local Government Units (LGUs), schools, military personnel, other government agencies and non-government organizations provisions on continue reading : DA-10 boosts food resiliency initiatives to support local farmers, fisherfolk amid COVID-19 crisis

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Twenty individuals from the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon availed the free range chicken livelihood assistance from the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) worth P742,500 starting September, this year. Said efforts is the department’s bid to provide livelihood support to conflict-affected areas thru the continue reading : Agri NorMin aids in fight vs insurgency thru livelihood assistance

MACO eyed for inclusion in F2C2 program. Apart from being a Rice Processing Center-recipient, rice farmers of Maramag Community Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MACO MPC) will soon benefit other projects from DA’s Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation program. #   To promote inclusive agribusiness development in the country, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office continue reading : MACO MPC rice farmers to benefit from DA’s farm consolidation, clustering program

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is unquestionably a trying circumstance. The crisis compelled everyone to reckon with overwhelming social and economic adversities, paralyzing the livelihood of a great majority. While most are in limbo, disconcerted and idle in the face of the pandemic, Michael Madale, a 35 year-old farmer beneficiary of the DA-10’s Special continue reading : Farmers’ ingenuity and diligence, key to thrive in the new normal