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DA-RFO 8 alerts public on red tide positive in Carigara Bay
The Department of Agriculture Regional Office 8 advises consumers to refrain from selling and eating all types of shellfishes and Acetes sp. or locally known as "alamang or hipon" collected from Carigara Bay in Leyte.
RED Enriquez presides DA-8's ExeCom Meeting
DA-8's Regional Executive Director Angel C. Enriquez hits the ground running as she presided over the Executive Committee (ExeCom) Meeting earlier today (February 17).
Nothing could substitute for preparedness
"Nothing could substitute for preparedness." This in essence was the gist of Dir. Larry U. Sultan's message during yesterday's (Feb. 14) closing program for the 3-day Orientation-Workshop on DA's Disaster Risks Reduction Management Manuals (DRRM) 1 and 2 held at the Rodolfo Hotel, Tacloban City.
Cascading of Disaster Risk Reduction Operations Manual done for the 1st time in Region 8
More than four-years in the making, and over that span of time, there has never been a single training conducted to introduce the operationalization of the Department of Agriculture’s Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Preparedness Manuals 1 and 2. However, today (February 12), the long wait is finally over!
Mainstreaming of Paradigm Shifts in Agriculture brainstormed by DA-8 program implementers
The Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Division (PMED) of the Department of Agriculture Region 8 headed by Engr. Jecela Demegillo, PMED Chief, conducted a two-day Consultation-workshop on reshaping the agency's Plan and Budget towards mainstreaming the "New Thinking" for Agriculture into all DA banner programs for the next 3 years.
DA-RFO 8 called for Special Meeting with "Inter-Agency ASF Task Force"
Amidst the ongoing public concerns over the reported African Swine Fever (ASF) incidents in Mindanao, particularly in Don Marcelino and Malita, both in Davao Occidental, Region11, the Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Office 8 thru the initiative of RED Angel C. Enriquez, convened earlier today key members of the Inter-agency ASF Task Force to tackle burning issues, that include, among others, border protection and security, as well as to revisit and finalize the Regional African Swine Fever Action Plan before submitting it to Secretary William D. Dar.
FEATURE ARTICLES
From learner to preacher: Albert Tampus advocates the use of Bio Gas Digester
“I am happy to share what I know. I will be happier to see more farmers like me having better lives with reduced expenses and saving the world mitigate pollution,” Albert Tampus, 52, said.
Hybrid Rice Farmer in Leyte Rises
Born and raised in the rural area of Barangay Cabangkalan, Sta. Fe, Leyte and getting to grips with manual and conventional rice production was initially a “toxic job” for 49-year old Lorenzo C. Caca, Jr.
Nature’s twist of events has it that five (5) years after super typhoon Yolanda’s fatal giant waves wreaked havoc in Brgy. San Antonio, Basey, Samar, it is now the farmers’ turn to make waves in backyard livestock production.
Qualities of a Good SAAD Farmer’s Association
Since September 2018, the Regional Program Management Support Office (RPMSO) 8 has undertaken the status monitoring of different interventions provided to farmer-beneficiaries. During these field visits, the Monitoring Team has cursorily but keenly observed certain attributes of associations situated in SAAD-covered areas in Region 8 that, when taken together, would ideally make them stand out above the rest.
Nothing beats a mother’s motivation than her family’s welfare. It is of paramount importance that the basic needs of her family, such as food, clothing, shelter, and education of the children, are met, even if it means sacrificing some of her comforts.
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