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 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 : DA CRAO, ADB discuss details of technical assistance on institutionalization of climate resilient agriculture

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 : DA CRAO, NDC partners discuss latest updates on nationally-determined contributions implementation plan

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 : Rep. Daza: National Color-Coded Agricultural Guide Map has Pres. Marcos’ nod

Representatives from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO) and Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture – AMIA Region 5 participated in a climate-smart mapping workshop from August 1 to 3, 2023 in Camarines Sur conducted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) together with the Alliance of Bioversity International and the continue reading : CRAO, AMIA Region 5 participate in climate-smart mapping workshop under ClimBer project; present AMIA decision-support tools helpful for the project

The DA-Climate Resilience Agriculture Office (CRAO) yesterday met with officials and staff from the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) to discuss the plan to document the lessons learned, good practices, innovations, and success stories of the Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) Villages nationwide. DA CRAO Director Alicia G. Ilaga welcomed IIRR Senior continue reading : DA CRAO, IIRR discuss plan to document lessons learned, good practices, and success stories of AMIA Villages