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Kalawit farmers get livelihood aid from SAAD
The Department of Agriculture – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA9-SAAD) Program turned over a total of ₱ 1,162,000.00 worth of agricultural interventions to Labukanan Farmers Association in barangay Daniel Maing, Municipality of Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte on December 10, 2020. In support to the department’s mission of making food available and affordable for all,…
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DA IX conduct Technical Training on Coffee Production and Native Chicken Raising
The Department of Agriculture IX – Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program conducted a Technical Training on Coffee Production and Free-range Native Chicken Raising to 60 members of Nacibac Mountainside Farmers Association in barangay Nacibac, Municipality of Leon Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte on November 25, 2020. The one-day training was held at the Nacibac…
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Healthier cooking methods for your family to try during the holiday season
Eating healthy food does not mean giving up your favorite foods. Most people tend to ditch the fryer when they start to eat healthy, however many don’t think about how their cooking method affects the nutritional make-up of their food. Some cooking methods are better than others for cutting fat, cholesterol and calories while enhancing…
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Mushroom Culture Training for the Marine Service Support Brigade
and #DA9LPES – Twenty five (25) participants of the MARINE HEADQUARTER MOTOR TRANSPORT AND MAINTENANCE BATTALION of the Combat and Service Support Brigade, headed by OIC Lt Col PN (M)(GSC) ROTESSA M BAYLON, and assisted by OPERATION OFFICER CAPT. GEORGE ADVIENTO underwent a Basic Training on Mushroom Culture held at the CCSBDE Annex NSRE Bagong…
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Christmas NutriTip: Hinay-hinay sa mamantikang pagkain!
Christmas season is the time where family members are gathered to celebrate the holidays, exchange presents, and sit down to eat dinner. Most of the time, Filipinos tend to order or cook oily and fatty foods such as the famous lechon, onion rings, calamares, fried chicken and other deep-fried foods. While they can be an…
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BFAR IX supports the Urban Aquaponics Farming in Zambo Sur
November 18, 2020: In Zamboanga Del Sur Province, a group of Aquaponics Association which is the Zamboanga Del Sur Pagadian City (ZDSPC) Aquaponics Association was formed that fully supports the Urban Aquaculture technology with the help of concerned national government agencies which is the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached bureau, the Bureau of…
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Healthy Tips for the Youth!
By virtue of Proclamation No. 99 series of 1992, every 2nd week of December is celebrated as “Linggo ng Kabataan” in the Philippines to recognize the youth’s contribution for the development of the culture, festivals and arts, conducting awareness campaign that incorporates environment issues, as well as engaging themselves in volunteer work. Despite the increasing…
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Christmas NutriTip: Grocery Shopping Safely in the time of pandemic
It is less than 25 days before Christmas Day and sad to say that Christmas won’t be the same this year. This time, we need to take precautionary measures because of the present situation with the pandemic. This will not only make us safe and secured this holiday season, but also help us avoid the…
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Research on Calamansi Peels receives 570k DOST funding
A researcher in Zamboanga City had recently received a grant worth Five-Hundred Seventy Thousand, Five-Hundred Sixty Three Pesos and Seventy-Eight centavos (₱570,563.78) to develop studies on the utilization and optimization of calamansi peels. Calamansi fruit serves as an important fruit crop in the Philippines. According to the Philippines Statistics Authority, the country produced 14.86 thousand…
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NNC 9’s e-Learning Course on NiEM-IM now on its mid-course!
Forty-seven (47) students composed of Municipal Nutrition Action Officers, Municipal Nutrition Program Coordinators, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Staff and Officers, Municipal Health Officers, Municipal Social and Welfare Development Officers, Nutrition Staff and Nutritionist Dietitian Deployment Project of Department of Health Region IX are officially enrolled in the e-Learning Course on Nutrition in Emergencies…
