DA Info Caravan scheduled in Bohol
The Province of Bohol will host the Department of Agriculture’s Information Caravan, “Masaganang
Agrikultura, Tungo sa Bagong Pilipinas” on the last quarter of this year.
The one-day activity will be conducted in the gymnasium of Carmen, Bohol on November 7, 2024 such activity
is in alignment with the President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. administration’s national development goals
under Bagong Pilipinas.
In his memorandum to the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Executive Directors, Regional Program
Coordinators, Regional Information Officers, Agriculture and Fisheries Information Directors (AFIDs) and Regional
Agriculture and Fisheries Information Sections (RAFIS), Engr. Roger V. Navarro, DA, Undersecretary for
Operations and Agri-Fisheries Mechanization said the event is designed to strengthen the agricultural sector’s vital
role in advancing the nation’s progress.
Undersecretary Navarro said the caravan will feature comprehensive discussions on the Department’s current
agricultural and fisheries programs to equip participants with the knowledge and guidance necessary to enhance
their productivity and sustainability in the agriculture sector.
Navarro said that through these discussions, the stakeholders gain valuable insights on the best practices,
innovative technologies, and support mechanisms that will help them achieve greater efficiency and long-term
success in their agricultural endeavors.
He added that the participants will also have the opportunity to engage in the open forum following each
presentation, allowing them to ask questions and clarify their concerns about the topics discussed. The in-charge for
the banner programs, bureaus, and attached agencies/corporations under the DA will set up booths within the venue
to distribute Information Education Communication (IEC) materials and promotional items. Additionally, coaching
and one-on-one mentoring sessions will be offered to further assist participants.
Navarro emphasized that the traveling and other incidental expenses incurred by the DA-Agriculture and
Fisheries Information Division (AFID) and DA-Regional Field Office, invited farmers/ fisherfolks, and guests
during the activity shall be chargeable against their respective program funds, subject to the usual accounting and
auditing rules and regulations.
The Undersecretary for Operations and Agri-Fisheries Mechanization bared that the Information Caravan will
take place in Luzon, Visayas , and Mindanao with the following schedules: Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro (Region
IV-B) on October 3, 2024; Pili, Camarines Sur (Region V) on October 10, 2024; Santiago City, Isabela (Region II)
on October 24, 2024; Carmen, Bohol (Region VII) on November 7, 2024; Bacolod City, Negros Occidental (Region
VI) on November 14, 2024; Koronadal City South Cotabato (Region XII); and in Surigao City (Region XIII) on
November 28, 2024.
During the preparatory meeting last Monday at the Bohol Agricultural and Promotion Center (B-APC), Dao,
Tagbilaran City attended by Oda Rodriguez and Gemma Garcia from Information Relations Division, DA-Central
Office; Rochelle G. Flores, Richard B. Bernante and Judith G. Gabanito from Metro Ad Service Provider, Assistant
Provincial Agriculturist Larry M. Pamugas; Roman Dabalos, Agricultural Promotion Coordinating Officer, DA-7;
and Municipal Agriculturist of Carmen Arlene Cabusao, it was known that there are 600 participants will join the
caravan of which 500 of them are the farmers/fisherfolks, and the 100 are the DA and LGU officials.
The 500 participants are come from the eight major rice producing towns namely: Carmen (host town), Pilar,
Sierra-Bullones, Batuan, Bilar, Dagohoy, Sagbayan, and San Miguel. By Atoy Cosap