Celso E. Espinola, 50 years old, of Brgy. Sta. Ana Gubat, Sorsogon has been an organic practitioner and agripreneur since 2016. His interest and passion for Integrated and Diversified Organic Farming System (IDOFS) was kindled after attending the Department of Agriculture’s trainings on organic agriculture. Before the pandemic, he practices IDOFS in his three-hectare farm continue reading : BRIEF NARRATIVE ABOUT CELSO ESPINOLAORGANIC FARMER
CONSULTATIVE MEETING DRAWS INPUTS ON ‘ORGANIC KONEK’ DRAFT GUIDELINES
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, August 11 – Bracing up with challenges to further develop the organic agriculture (OA) sector, the agriculture department in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) is currently holding a consultative meeting on the Implementing Guidelines for the Establishment of OA Hubs. Dubbed as Organic Konek, it is seen as a one-stop shop that acts as continue reading : CONSULTATIVE MEETING DRAWS INPUTS ON ‘ORGANIC KONEK’ DRAFT GUIDELINES
ARESCOM GOES ORGANIC
Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, in coordination with the Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM) based in Camp Riego de Dios in Tanza, Cavite, have celebrated the graduation of 49 new organic agriculture enthusiasts under the regional office’s Farmers Field School (FFS) in Organic Vegetable Production Program on August 20, 2020. From April 30 to August continue reading : ARESCOM GOES ORGANIC
57TH FISH CONSERVATION
In celebration of the “Week (Sept. 14-18, 2020) the BFAR-NFFTC stocked Organic Tilapia and Ulang for the livelihood program of Diocese of San Jose City to the recipients of IP’s (Kapintalan Organic Farmers Association) in Sitio Luktu, Barangay Kapintalan, Carranglan Nueva Ecija. source: Mr. Zaldy F. Hechanova
CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MONTH AND OATH-TAKING OF NEW NOAB MEMBERS
The Department of Agriculture (DA) held the closing ceremony of the Organic Agriculture Month and the Oath-Taking of new members of the National Organic Agriculture Board (NOAB) last December 1, 2020. Honorable Sec. William D. Dar delivered a short message, The DA Secretary emphasized in his message, “We will promote organic agriculture in a big continue reading : CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MONTH AND OATH-TAKING OF NEW NOAB MEMBERS
DA RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRACTITIONERS IN NORTHERN MINDANAO
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To further promote the adoption of Organic Agriculture and honor the contributions of its implementers, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) conducts its awarding ceremony for the Regional Organic Agriculture Achievers Award (ROAAA) on September 2, 2020, this city. DA-RFO 10 Regional Technical Director for continue reading : DA RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRACTITIONERS IN NORTHERN MINDANAO
DA-BAFS, NOAP awarded the first PGS OCB core group in the Philippines
The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS), led by Director Vivencio R. Mamaril and DA-National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) Director Bernadette F. San Juan, awarded the accreditation to the first Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Organic Certifying Body (OCB) core group in the Philippines on May 16, 2022, at DA Cordillera continue reading : DA-BAFS, NOAP awarded the first PGS OCB core group in the Philippines