Cordillera youth harness social media for agri innovation

A pioneering workshop series has empowered 22 young leaders from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to become digital advocates for sustainable agriculture, culminating in a presentation of their social media campaigns on May 15 to 16, 2025 in Baguio City. The “Social Media for Sustainable Agriculture: Enhancing Youth Engagement and Innovation” workshop equipped participants with continue reading…

NSC on GESI discusses DA Offices’ GAD initiatives

The Department of Agriculture-National Organic Agriculture Program (DA-NOAP) and DA-Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (DA-CRAO) presented their respective gender and development (GAD) initiatives during the NSC on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) fourth quarter meeting on December 7, 2023. Under the DA-NOAP, Project Development Support Division Chief Eliza Antinero discussed four initiatives—the Participatory Guarantee System continue reading…

Youths in agriculture: Empowering and enabling a sustainable agricultural environment for the next generation

PRESS RELEASE The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of food security, food-related business, self-sufficiency and urban farming. Today, farming and agriculture have become viable business opportunities known as agripreneurship.  This concept proved to be a major draw among the younger generation to invest in a future in agriculture and fisheries-related enterprises. Giving access to dialogues continue reading…