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Department of Agriculture Region IV-
CALABARZON

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The Department of Agriculture Regional Field
Office No. IV-CALABARZON is one the regional
field offices of the Department of Agriculture.

It envisions to have a modernized smallholder

agriculture and fisheries with a diversified rural
economy that is dynamic, technologically
advanced and internationally competitive.
To date, the regional office has a total of 805
dedicated and strong-willed personnel, working as
partners of the CALABARZON agricultural sector.

It is headed by the Regional Executive Director… -show picture/graphics of DA-4A organizational

closely working with the Regional Agri-Fishery structure
council, Regional Technical Director for
Operations, Regional Technical Director for
Research and Regulations.
- Okay dito makuhaan natin sila per
The CALABARZON regional field office has eight division sa kanilang office.
divisions, namely:

Administrative and Finance Division – The office

extends support services to all the operating
divisions, administers all personnel matters;
maintains a centralized records management
system, and financial statements, and takes
charge in the collection and disbursement of
funds, distribution of supplies, and management
of the motorpool.

Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division-

PMED implements the participatory planning
process, conduct of strategic impact assessment,
formulation and prioritization of the agriculture and
fisheries public investment plan and provides
regular updated reports on program
implementation to DA management, national
government agencies, and stakeholders.

Field Operations Division- FOD plans, directs, and

coordinates the implementation and protection of
agricultural programs on crops, soils, livestock,
poultry, and rural home management. It also
provides general guidelines and technical
assistance in the promotion and dissemination of
information through extension services.

Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division-

AMAD prepares and initiate the identification of a
regional or provincial agribusiness investment
priority plan and export priority plans. They also
prepare commodity profile, buyer-producers
profile and cost structure analysis.

Regional Agricultural Engineering Division-

RAED is tasked to execute plans, design,
regulate, enforce, and manage agricultural
engineering programs and projects.

Regulatory Division Implements and enforces

laws, rules, regulations pertaining to plant and
animal health, feeds, veterinary drugs, vaccines,
and other agricultural products required by law.

Research Division conducts and harness research

studies involving improved production technology
packages for recommendation to extension
workers, farmers and fishermen in the region and
spearhead the review/alignment of research and
development and evaluation agenda.

Integrated Laboratory Division-ILD provides

laboratory services or tests in order to ensure the
quality of animal feeds, soils and fertilizer being
use by the stakeholders. They also serve as
training facilities in terms of animal disease
diagnosis, crop protection, feeds, soil and fertilizer
analysis.

The DA-4A recognizes the importance of research

in empowering the agricultural sector in the
region. In fact, the regional office maintains
agricultural and research experiment stations that
conduct studies and develops practices that aim
to support and benefit the development of
farmers’ ability.
- Cavite Agricultural Research and
Experiment Station
- Lipa Agricultural Research and
Experiment Station
- Rizal Agricultural Research and
Experiment Station
- Quezon Agricultural Research and
Experiment Station
DA-4A commits to champion commodities through
its six banner programs namely: rice, corn, high
value crops, livestock, organic, and halal.

To achieve the important mandate of the

Department of Agriculture to ensure food
sufficiency in the country, it implements various
programs and projects to boost farmers’ ability to
achieve bountiful harvest and increased incomes,
such as…

Technical Support Services Program Technical Support Services Program

The Technical Support Services Program

provides, quality production inputs like
certified/registered seeds, planting materials, high
breed animals, and planting inputs.
- Distribution of agricultural materials,
inputs, and animals.
- Trainings
- Seminars
The Agricultural Machinery, Equipment, Facilities, Agricultural Machinery, Equipment, Facilities,
and Infrastructure Program manages with the and Infrastructure Program
provision of farm machineries, equipment,
construction of irrigation and production results.
- Distribution of machineries
- Distribution of equipment
- Awarding of facilities and infrastructure
- Construction of Farm-to-Market Road
The Agriculture and Fishery Regulatory Support Agriculture and Fishery Regulatory Support
Program inspects, monitors, quality controls Program
agriculture and fishery facilities, products, animal
and plant diseases and feed animal control.
- Monitoring of agriculture and fishery
facilities
- Monitoring of products
- Monitoring of animals
- Monitoring of plant diseases
- Feed quality control
The Digital Agriculture Implementation involves Digital Agriculture Implementation
the utilization of technology and innovation to
leverage the food value chain logistics, distribution
of inputs to farmers and farm productivity.
- Registry System of Basic Sector in
Agriculture
- Automated Weather Station
- Drone Technology
- GIS Technology for the CALABARZON
Climate Risk Vulnerability and Suitability
Assessment
- Rice Crop Manager
Programs and Projects for Inclusive Growth, Programs and Projects for Inclusive Growth,
Resilient Agriculture, and Convergence covers the Resilient Agriculture, and Convergence
empowerment of indigenous group by giving them
agricultural interventions to achieve higher crop
production, reaching group of people to end and
manage insurgency, and strengthen the
agricultural sector for early warning advisories and
disaster risk management activities.
- Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang
Katutubo

The agency pursues a policy of active
participation and partnership with the private
sector, local government units, and provinces in
establishing more agri-based industries in the
countryside and developing markets for
agriculture products.
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- Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict
- DA-DAR-DENR-DILG Convergence
- Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in
Agriculture
- Halal Food Insutry Development Program
Mobilization and Empowerment of Partners
- DA Civil Society Organization
Accreditation Program
- Establishment of the Agricultural Dialogue
Integrity Network Group
- Partnership with the Regional Agriculture
and Fishery Council
- Implementation of CSO Accreditation
Program for Organizations that can be
tapped by DA as Partners
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