Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Regional Field Office 7

Some 3,817 rice farmers from Bilar, Bohol received agricultural inputs from the Department of Agriculture-Central Visayas (DA7) worth Php 4,576,489.50 to support the rice production of the province. Funded under the DA-Rice Program, agri inputs distributed to farmers were inorganic fertilizer (14-14-14), bio-fertilizers, and soil ameliorants (fermented chicken dung) through a discount vouchers. After claiming continue reading : Agri news | DA 7 distributes agri inputs for Bohol rice farmers

Municipal and provincial agriculture and veterinary officers from Negros Oriental attended the roll-out of the Adaptation and Mitigation Initiatives in Agriculture (AMIA) Decision Support Tools (DCT) held recently at a venue inDumaguete City. Conducted by the Department of Agriculture Central Visayas through Climate Resilience Agriculture Office (CRAO), the roll out aims to empower farmers and continue reading : Agri news | AMIA tools roll out in NegOr

Agricultural engineers of the Department of Agriculture-Central Visayas (DA7) Regional Agricultural Engineering Division (RAED) conducted an acceptance testing of the various corn post-harvest facilities and machinery worth P12.5 million, held at Ubay, Bohol Funded under the DA7’s corn program, these machineries which include combine harvester worth P2,500,000.00, a hauling truck worth P3,000,000.00, a recirculating dryer continue reading : Agri news | Agri engineers conducts acceptance testing of agri facilities and machineries

The Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Divison (AMAD) is currently calling for eligible project proponents for the business Development Assistance (BDA) Financial Grant. This program aims to help the YFC previous awardees to improve the performance of the enterprise, its access to markets, and its ability to compete with other players in the industry.

Two batches of seminars on Values Development, attended by some 100 employees of the Department of Agriculture-Central Visayas (DA7) were conducted on March 20 and 21, 2025 held at a venue in Cebu City, in preparation for the Lenten Season. In the first batch, DA7 Regional Executive Director Angel C. Enriquez, gave a message, reminding continue reading : Agri news | DA7 personnel attends values seminar

Some thirteen (13) KADIWA suppliers and consolidators in Negros Oriental attended the KADIWA Retail Selling Coordination Meeting held recently at a venue in Dumaguete City. Conducted by the Department of Agriculture Central Visayas through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (DA7 AMAD), the activity aimed to facilitate effective coordination and planning, ensuring the efficient market continue reading : Agri news | NegOr KADIWA suppliers attend coordination meeting

Capacitating the rice program implementers in Central Visayas, the Department of Agriculture -7 (DA7) conducted a three-day capability building training on major rice pests and diseases identification, damage assessment, and management held on March 18-20, 2025, in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Among the program implementers were from the DA7’s research division and its stations- Bohol Experiment continue reading : Agri news | Region’s aggie staff train on rice pests and diseases management

Some 25 farmers from Brgy. Toril, Alburquerque, Bohol, who are members of the Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa Toril (NMT) attended a two-day Package of Technology Training (POT) on cacao production on March 19-20, 2025 held at their barangay hall. The POT was facilitated by the Department of Agriculture-Central Visayas (DA7) through the High Value Crops Development continue reading : Agri news | Bohol farmers attend training on cacao production