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.

LUCBAN, BENITO SOLIVEN, ISABELA — The Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative and Agriculture (AMIA) Program is seeking possible interventions amidst climate change effect. Barangay Lucban in Benito Soliven, Isabela is one of the recipients of the program. One of the identified interventions during the conduct of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) last June-August 2017 is the mechanization continue reading : [RFO2] Old tech to High tech: AMIA Lucban embraces Mechanization Project

Lucban, Isabela – DA RFO 2 distributed over 600 bags of Organic Fertilizer that were distributed for the 45 farmer-cooperators of Benito Soliven to cover the 30 hectares of rice area where they started their land preparation last April 25th of this year. Other bags that were distributed were Urea (75 bags), Muriate of potash continue reading : [RFO2] Distribution of seeds and fertilizers for farmers in Benito Soliven and Sta Victoria

By RFO5 Correspondent, Sandy Bobbier  Pili, Camarines Sur — DA RFO 5 AMIA Team conducted the AMIA 2+ Presentation of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) Reports and AMIA 3 Project Inception Meeting (Mainstreaming and Sustaining Capacities on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture and Fishery Sectors in Camarines Sur) last Aug. 2, 2018, at Capitol continue reading : [RFO5] Participatory Rural Appraisal Reports Conducted in Pili, Camarines Sur

Sta. Victoria, Lucban, Isabela — The on-going construction of the first-ever AMIA Organic Greenhouse. This will also serve as the nursery for cacao and coffee seedlings and production of vegetable seedlings located at Santa Victoria, Ilagan City, Isabela. The Barangay Local Government Unit of Santa Victoria enacted the Barangay Ordinances to support the Greenhouse project. continue reading : [RFO2] Santa Victoria starts building their first AMIA Organic Greenhouse

Benito Soliven, Lucban, Isabela — The dragon fruit production in Lucban AMIA Village is now in its flowering stage from the last monitoring on July 30, 2018. There are about 400 plants where 30% of it already blooms lovely flowers in the plantation that spans about 5,000 square meters. The dragon fruit plantation was established continue reading : [RFO2] Dragon Fruit Production in Lucban starts to bloom