• Eastern Visayas faces recurring typhoons damaging agriculture. Better disaster response exists, but irrigation repairs and maintenance remain critical for farmers’ livelihoods.
• In Eastern Samar’s rice granary, 62-year-old Mang Dencio’s once-unaffordable rice variety now flourishes, symbolizing renewed hope for local farmers.
• DA Eastern Visayas urges farmers to adopt hybrid seeds, modern equipment, and bio-fertilizers to boost crop yields and income.
• Around 1,000 residents benefited from the expanded rollout of the government’s “Benteng Bigas Meron Na!” program, offering rice at P20 per kilo amid rising food prices.
• DAR continues transforming Filipino farmers from marginalized “slaves of the soil” into self-reliant landowners amid rapid agricultural changes.
• P237-M banana processing plant in Villaba, Leyte, broke ground on April 20 to boost local industry, reduce reliance on fresh produce prices, and produce 1,500 kg chips daily.
• Rising Middle East tensions are driving up fuel costs, threatening food production and economic stability in Northern Samar farming communities.
• DA Region 8 handed over four upgraded Brahman cattle to Eastern Samar province to boost livestock. Governor Evardone and Dr. Osita received them at the Can-avid breeding station.
• Cong. Sheen Gonzales and Department of Agriculture Region 8 distributed Rice Farmers Financial Assistance to 1,403 farmers in northern Eastern Samar, demonstrating strong support for the local agricultural sector.
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