The people of Magallanes are full of hope that one day they will prosper by planting seaweeds. According to the elders, seaweeds used to be abundant and of good quality in their area. It is said that with the good income of the people there, the fishermen have built beautiful houses, and some were able continue reading : PRDP-GEF funded seaweeds production and marketing gives new hope to the project beneficiaries
To help the elderly cope with old age and live it graciously and cheerfully, the Department of Agriculture recently conducted a seminar on “Growing Old Graciously and Coping with Old Age Crisis”. About 25 senior citizens from the municipalities of Pili, Minalabac, Ocampo and Canaman attended said training at the DA training Hall. Others attended continue reading : DA-Bicol conducts seminar for the Elderly on Coping with Old Age
NAGA CITY – The Department of Agriculture RFO 5 gathered the City/Municipal Agriculturists, leaders of farmers’ coops and associations and private sector representatives for the Regional Food Security Summit via a combination of face-to-face and virtual workshops on March 23, 2021. Over 100 participants from Camarines Sur attended the face-to-face summit held in one of continue reading : DA Bicol conducts Food Security Summit
IRIGA CITY. To continuously carry out its mission to secure food for urban families amidst our present situation, the Department of Agriculture Bicol thru the High Value Crop Development Program distributed a total of Php 2,529,186.00 worth of gardening equipment to various Urban Vegetable Growers / Organization from different barangays on March 22 at the continue reading : Iriga City Vegetable Growers get 2.5 Million worth of gardening package from the DA
Bicol has always been popular for its pili nut products as confectioneries—whether caramelized, glazed, roasted, salted, or processed into pili roll, mazapan, and tarts. But has anyone heard of sardines in pili pulp oil, pili-flavored yoghurt, pili pulp all-purpose sauce, and pili pulp flour? What about pili pulp as feed for swine, plant-based milk from continue reading : Research-based pili technologies from PRDP-funded R&D, featured in BU’s investment forum
Barangay Balatas used to be known as the “smokey mountain” of Naga City because once was located here the open dumpsite of the city where a number of families made a living from the heap of garbage piled up everyday. But today, this Barangay assumes a new face – the unsightly view and the foul continue reading : DA-Bicol awards to Naga City over PhP3.6M worth of projects
