Let the competition begin! This year’s Batch 2024 Young Farmers Challenge (YFC) National Competition of the Department of Agriculture (DA) formally opens this morning, July 14, at the Newtown Hotel, Leonard Wood Road, Baguio City. The YFC, which was launched in 2021, is an innovative program of the DA-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) which continue reading : Young agri-preneurs, all set for the face-to-face national YFC competition
Itogon IPO Coffee Farmers graduated from five-month ling Farmers Field School
To strengthen the leadership and organizational knowledge of 33 coffee farmers belonging to the Lusod-Ambasa Ancestral Domains Indigenous Peoples Organization (LAADIPO) in Tinongdan, Itogon, Benguet, the Department of Agriculture-Cordillera (DA-CAR) provided a training program on coffee production for the said Indigenous Peoples Organization (IPO). In the graduation ceremony held last June 27, 2025, in Tinongdan, continue reading : Itogon IPO Coffee Farmers graduated from five-month ling Farmers Field School
DA-CAR celebrates 37th Foundation Day
To celebrate sustainable agricultural development through empowered farmers and good governance, the Department of Agriculture—Cordillera (DA-CAR) commemorates its 37th year of foundation today, July 1, 2025, in Guisad, Baguio City. Themed “A Celebration of Sustainable Agricultural Development Through Empowered Farmers and Good Governance”, the activity was blessed by Father Eugene Ofo-ob of the Holy Innocents continue reading : DA-CAR celebrates 37th Foundation Day
Dalawang indibidwal mulaKordilyera, kinilala ng DA bilang natatanging Magsasaka ng Bansa
𝟓𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐀 𝐆𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 || Kinilala sina 𝐆𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐲 𝐂. 𝐃𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐨 (Luna, Apayao) at 𝐆𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒. 𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬 (Tabuk City, Kalinga) ng Rehiyon Kordilyera bilang isa sa mga 43 National Gawad Saka Outstanding Farmers and Fisherfolk ng taon. Si Molintas ay pinarangalan bilang National Outstanding Farmer for High Value Crops – Plantations Category continue reading : Dalawang indibidwal mulaKordilyera, kinilala ng DA bilang natatanging Magsasaka ng Bansa
66 Farms in Ifugao and Mankayan underwent National PhilGAP Inspection
The Department of Agriculture-Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) conducted a national inspection of 66 farms for Philippine Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP) certification from June 9 to 13, 2025. The inspections overlaid 26 farms in Alfonso Lista and Lamut, Ifugao, and 40 farms in Balili, Mankayan, Benguet. These farms cultivate continue reading : 66 Farms in Ifugao and Mankayan underwent National PhilGAP Inspection