LEGAZPI City—The Department of Agriculture Bicol along with eight government agencies and institution, local government units and state universities in the Bicol region received the Bronze Award for achieving a process-defined Human Resource Management in the four core HRM systems under the Enhanced Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in HRM (PRIME-HRM) on October 13, continue reading : DA Bicol gets CSC bronze award for attaining Maturity Level II in PRIME-HRM
Twelve modern facilities with a total worth of P37.5 Million funded under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act 2 or Bayanihan 2 given by the DA – Bureau of Agricultural Research were completed and are now operational. The Bayanihan 2 fund lapsed on June 30, 2021.The project was implemented by the Research Division led continue reading : Bayanihan 2 funded facilities to enhance techno transfer and capacities in Bicol
SAN AGUSTIN, PILI, CAMARINES SUR – To show that vegetable production thrives well even during rainy season, the Department of Agriculture conducted an Off-season Vegetable Production Technology Demonstration Seed Derby and Harvest Festival.The harvest festival was held on October 8, 2021 in a 0.25 hectare area inside the DA compound. Dr. Mary Grace Rodriguez, Chief continue reading : DA Bicol showcases off-season vegetable prod’n technology thru seed derby
LEGAZPI CITY—“Madadangog ko na naman an ugik kan orig pakatapos kan pirang bulan na dai akong ataman dahil sa ASF (Now I will be hearing again the squealing of a pig after months without raising one due to ASF),” related Rey Barcillano of barangay Hindi, Bacacay, Albay as DA-Bicol Regional Technical Director for Research and continue reading : DA-Bicol continues to release sentinel piglets and feeds to farmers in ASF-affected towns in 1D Albay
SAN JOSE, CAMARINES SUR – In anticipation of the World Food Day celebration on October 16, the Department of Agriculture in Bicol provided food assistance that delighted some 100 indigent families from this town. The food distribution was in compliance to a Memorandum issued by Engr. Ariel T. Cayanan, DA Undersecretary for Operations, directing the continue reading : 100 indigent families get food assistance from DA Bicol
Ensuring food safety is one of the mandates of the Department of Agriculture. Food safety and regulation are also among the 18 strategies of the DA under the One DA Reform Agenda aimed to mitigate the effects of plant and animal diseases by “building up traceability systems and unifying sanitary and phytosanitary control measures against continue reading : More farms in Bicol becoming GAP certified
