Rice Program
Integrates government initiatives and interventions for the agriculture sector, namely: food security and self-sufficiency, sustainable resource management, support services from farm to table, and broad-based local partnerships.
Corn Program
Increase production of quality corn and cassava for human consumption, feeds and industrial uses, as well as empower the farmers and increase their income, thereby improving their quality of life.
High Value Crop Development Program
Mandated to contribute for attainment of the food self sufficiency, economic growth and enhancement of consumer’s health and welfare. It also promotes the production, processing, marketing and distribution of high value crops.
Livestock Program
To accelerate the development of the poultry and livestock sector by improving its production and increasing the stakeholders' profitability; leading to livestock industry to be seen as an agribusiness venture anchored on food security and farmers profitability.
Organic Agriculture Program
Aims to promote, propagate, further develop and implement the practice of organic agriculture in the Philippines towards a competitive and sustainable organic agriculture industry.
Halal Program
To increase production and market access of Halal agri-fishery products; a globally competitive and sustainable Philippine Halal agri-fishery sector.
Special Area for Agricultural Development Program
Aims to help alleviate poverty among the marginalized sectors of agriculture and fishery of the thirty (30) priority provinces identified by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Philippine Rural Development Project
Six-year (6) project designed to establish the government platform for a modern, climate-smart and market-oriented agri-fishery sector.
Food Pass
24 March 2020Awarding of Rice Farmer Financial Assistance...
17 March 2020Pulong-pulong Farmers and Fisherfolk's Forum...
17 March 2020Monitoring of Inbred Rice Model Farm for Seed...
13 November 2019
Antonio G. Gerundio, Ph.D., CESO III
Regional Executive Director
The Department is the government agency responsible for the promotion of agricultural development by providing the policy framework, public investments, and support services needed for domestic and export-oriented business enterprises.
The DA envisions a food-secure Philippines with prosperous farmers and fishers. It shall collectively empower them and the private sector to increase agricultural productivity and profitability, taking into account sustainable, competitive, and resilient technologies and practices. Hence, its battlecry is simply: “Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita!”
...modernizing and empowering the farming and fishing communities
