The MAFAR-BARMM under the leadership of Minister Dr. Mohammad S. Yacob, distributes 2020 BAA Agricultural Farm Machineries which amounting to Php. 25,688,477.61 with 28 units of machineries under the Rice Banner program And Corn Program. The distribution was held at MAFAR Covered Court, Bangsamoro Government Center, Cotabato City early this day (December 28, 2020). The continue reading : The MAFAR-BARMM under the leadership of Minister Dr. Mohammad S. Yacob, distributes 2020 BAA Agricultural Farm Machineries

The ministry’s Halal Program through Regional Coordinator Engr. Saidona A. Lawan successfully trained the second batch of participants in the training entitled “Seminar on Philippine National Standard on Halal, Halal Certification and Agri-Fishery Good Practices.’ The seminar conducted on December 22-23, 2020 at Safe Haven Catering Services, Cotabato City with almost 50 farmer-participants, who came continue reading : The Ministry’s Halal Program through Regional Coordinator Engr. Saidona A. Lawan successfully trained the second batch of participants in the training entitled Seminar on Philippine National Standard on Halal, Halal Certification and Agri-Fishery Good Practices.’

The MAFAR through its High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), conducted two-day training in the two barangays of Aleosan, that are part of the 63 barangays of the BARMM in North Cotabato. The training conducted in Barangay Tapuduk on December 17, and in Barangay Dungguan on December 18, 2020. More than Fifty farmers from the continue reading : MAFAR Conducted Integrated Farming System Training in Barangays Nalapaan and Manaulanen, Pikit, North Cotabato

FARMERS IN PIGCAWAYAN COMPLETE TRAINING BY MAFAR, IMPROVE KNOW-HOW ON VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AND BENEFITS Fifty farmers from the two barangays in Pigcawayan, that are part of the 63 barangays of the BARMM in North Cotabato, successfully completed the ‘Training on Vegetable Production and its Nutritional Value’ conducted by the MAFAR on December 2-3, 2020. The continue reading : FARMERS IN PIGCAWAYAN COMPLETE TRAINING BY MAFAR, IMPROVE KNOW-HOW ON VEGETABLE PRODUCTION AND BENEFITS

MAFAR EXPANDS FARMERS’ KNOW-HOW IN TALITAY ON CORN PRODUCTION Farmer Datukan Pasandalan was overwhelmed with gratitude as he completed the ‘Training on Corn Production Technology’ conducted by the MAFAR in Barangay Gadungan, Talitay, Maguindanao on November 30, 2020. He was one of the 37 farmers in the village who were trained on varied technologies and continue reading : MAFAR EXPANDS FARMERS’ KNOW-HOW IN TALITAY ON CORN PRODUCTION

The MAFAR distributed more than 90,000 Tilapia fingerlings to fisherfolk-members of 34 cooperatives in the Province of Maguindanao. The activity was carried out at the MAFAR Fresh Water Fish Farm and Hatchery inside the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. Geared towards progressive fish production and livelihood enhancement among the fisherfolk, continue reading : The MAFAR distributed more than 90,000 Tilapia fingerlings to fisherfolk-members of 34 cooperatives in the Province of Maguindanao.

HIGHLIGHTS OF CULMINATION PROGRAM in BARMM in celebration of the National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM) happening at the MAFAR Covered Court, Bangsamoro Government Center (BGC), Cotabato City. With theme ‘Grow local. Buy Local. Eat local.’, the two-day activity is led by Minister Dr Mohammad S. Yacob and is facilitated by the ministry’s rice sector led continue reading : HIGHLIGHTS OF CULMINATION PROGRAM in BARMM in celebration of the National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM)

MAFAR PUSHES FOR VAW-FREE COMMUNITIES The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) of the BARMM supports the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from November 25 to December 12, 2020. We encourage everyone to understand and always bear in mind the essence of VAW that is… “any act of gender-based violence continue reading : MAFAR PUSHES FOR VAW-FREE COMMUNITIES

YJM FARM IN AMPATUAN, NOW CERTIFIED LSA BY ATI-RTC 12 The YJM Farm is now the fifth Learning Site for Agriculture in Maguindanao after having been certified by the Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center (ATI-RTC)-12 and it paved the way for the launching of the integrated and diversified farm as training site located in Saniag, continue reading : YJM FARM IN AMPATUAN, NOW CERTIFIED LSA BY ATI-RTC 12