Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture

Building farming and fishing communities, livelihoods, and enterprises resilient to economic and climate shocks.

DA Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO) Director Alicia Ilaga on September 14, 2023, briefed experts from the World Bank on CRAO’s work in mainstreaming climate resilience in the agriculture sector and the potential to tap into carbon finance.   During the meeting, Dir. Ilaga emphasized how the developed AMIA Decision Support Tools, such as the – continue reading

DA Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO) Director Alicia Ilaga on September 5, 2023, welcomed the representatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to discuss the details of the Technical Assistance (TA) on DA CRAO’s institutionalization. The institutionalization of CRAO is part of ADB’s TA Program entitled, Republic of the Philippines: Accelerating Climate Resilience in Agriculture, Natural – continue reading

The DA Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO), together with the DA-Field Operation Services (FOS) and DA-Planning and Monitoring Service (PMS), recently hosted a meeting with representatives from National and Sectoral NDC Implementation Plan (NDCIP) Technical Expert Team, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Climate Change Commission (CCC), and NDC Partnership to discuss the latest updates related to – continue reading

Philippine President and concurrent Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. “likes” and “supports” the National Color-Coded Agricultural Guide (NCCAG) Map.This was revealed by Northern Samar 1st District Representative and Senior Deputy Minority Leader of the House Committee on Rules, Paul Ruiz Daza during the DA’s FY 2024 Budget Hearing held on August – continue reading