The Department of Agriculture Cordillera (DA-CAR) will consider value-adding measures to help increase the demand for heirloom rice (HR) produced in the region. In the Multi-Sectoral Consultation on Heirloom Rice in Baguio City this year, DA-CAR Regional Technical Director for Operations Danilo Daguio pointed out the need to apply the extra value over and above continue reading : DA-CAR recommends value-adding for Heirloom rice production
Empowering the Tubo Ancestral Domain Farmers: Farmers train on modern crop production techniques
TUBO, ABRA – Sixty farmer members, composed of 15 males and 45 females), of the Farmer Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) gathered for a transformative training program from February 20-22, 2024. These FCAs operate under the umbrella of the Tipon iti Umili para ti Panagsalwad ti Naparswaan (TIPON) being assisted by the Department of Agriculture-Cordillera’s (DA-CAR) continue reading : Empowering the Tubo Ancestral Domain Farmers: Farmers train on modern crop production techniques
Training of Excel application boosts dapa prep skills for CA-CAR R4D and HRMO staff
To bolster their data management capabilities, 30 staff from the Research Division and Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) of the DA-RFO CAR participated in a training workshop on the basic and advanced use of Microsoft Excel Application at the Organic Agriculture Building, Baguio Animal Breeding and Research Center (BABRC) Compound, Dontogan, Baguio City on February continue reading : Training of Excel application boosts dapa prep skills for CA-CAR R4D and HRMO staff
DA-CAR, Ifugao farmers convene in prov’l consultation
About 80 Ifugao agri-stakeholders were gathered for a one-day provincial farmers’ consultation in Banaue, Ifugao on February 23, 2024. Participated in by farmers and local government unit (LGU)-representatives from the different municipalities of Ifugao, the activity enabled the presentation of programs, projects, and activities (PPAs) of banner programs and the existing and updated guidelines and continue reading : DA-CAR, Ifugao farmers convene in prov’l consultation
DA-CAR holds 1st F2C2 Regional Cluster Forum
To create awareness and promote mainstreaming of the program among the stakeholders and project partners, the Department of Agriculture – Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) conducted the 1st Farm and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation (F2C2) Program Regional Cluster Forum on February 21-22, 2024 at the DA-Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center-CAR in La Trinidad, Benguet. Twenty-seven (27) continue reading : DA-CAR holds 1st F2C2 Regional Cluster Forum