A recent monitoring visit by the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO) in selected Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) villages in Central Visayas showed the communities’ best practices in climate information services (CIS) and climate resilient agriculture (CRA). The activity, led by CRAO Planning Officer Rae Michael Barbosa and Project continue reading : DA CRAO monitoring visit in Central Visayas highlights best practices in CIS, CRA
DA officials participate in Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation Partnership meeting; join global talks on climate investments for agri-food systems
Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, and Regulations, Atty. Asis G. Perez and DA Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO) Director Alicia G. Ilaga, together with Agriculture Attaché and Deputy Permanent Representative to Rome-based UN Agencies on food and agriculture, Dr. Josyline C. Javelosa, recently joined fellow officials and representatives from various countries in continue reading : DA officials participate in Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation Partnership meeting; join global talks on climate investments for agri-food systems
DA, partners complete climate risk vulnerability assessment of BARMM provinces; recommend CRA options to guide investments, interventions
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO) and in collaboration with its partners, has completed the conduct of the Climate Risk Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) for the six provinces of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in March 2024. A comprehensive assessment framework of vulnerability linked to climate risks, continue reading : DA, partners complete climate risk vulnerability assessment of BARMM provinces; recommend CRA options to guide investments, interventions
DA Secretary Laurel lauds DA climate action strategies led by AMIA Program; expresses full support for scaling out AMIA Villages
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. commended the robust climate change action strategies spearheaded by the Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA), the flagship program of the Department for climate change. These strategies include the conduct of vulnerability assessments, dissemination of farming and fishing advisories through climate information services, direct assistance continue reading : DA Secretary Laurel lauds DA climate action strategies led by AMIA Program; expresses full support for scaling out AMIA Villages
DA CRAO advocates for climate risk-based financing; capacitates ACPC on AMIA decision-support tools
As part of its efforts to advocate for the mainstreaming of climate change in the agri-fishery sector, including in agriculture credit and financing, the DA Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO) on February 13, 2024, capacitated the officials and staff of the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) on the various decision-support tools (DSTs) developed under the continue reading : DA CRAO advocates for climate risk-based financing; capacitates ACPC on AMIA decision-support tools