PSA Catanduanes surveys crop production, farm prices this May

The Philippine Statistics Authority is conducting two important surveys in Catanduanes this month: the 2nd Quarter 2022 Crops Production Survey (CrPS) and the monthly Farm Prices Survey in all municipalities.…

PDRF, partners launch abaca farm school in Catanduanes

The Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF), with the support of Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, has launched the Farmers Field School on Abaca Production in the municipalities of Virac and San…

P25-M profit seen from 12 crab nurseries

More than P25 million in income could be earned by the 12 cooperators in the mangrove crab nursery project turned over by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)…

Magnesia NHS launches own agri-tourism project

Residents of the island as well as visitors wishing to enjoy the refreshing atmosphere of nature can now visit Magnesia National High School in Virac where an agri-tourism project recently…

PSA Catanduanes to conduct Feb. 2022 Farm Price Survey

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in Catanduanes will conduct the Farm Price Survey (FPS) this February 2022. The FPS, which is conducted monthly by PSA, aims to generate estimates on…

1,639 abaca farmers affected by Rolly receive P3k cash incentive from PDRF

By the end of this week, 1,639 abaca farmers whose livelihood was wiped out by super typhoon Rolly in 2020 will have received P3,000 each as Cash-for-Work incentive under a…

PDRF aid recipients underwent validation, geotagging of farms

Recipients of the Cash-for-Work abaca rehabilitation project of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) underwent validation as well as actual on-site inspection of their abaca farms before they received their…

Registered rice farmers here get fertilizer discounts from DA

The Department of Agriculture began the distribution of Fertilizer Discount Vouchers to registered rice farmers in Catanduanes last week under the National Rice Program (NRP) as well as various interventions…

Two islanders win in DA search for Bicol’s outstanding women farmers

Two women farmers from Catanduanes ended up first and second in the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 5’s “Gawad Parangal sa Katangi-tanging Kababaihan sa Pagsasaka at Pangingisda sa…

Simple tree in island’s remaining forests
now a target of illegal agarwood traders

An ordinary-looking tree that local foresters used to just pass by during their patrols in the island’s remaining forests that they had not bothered to count their number has turned…