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From Bitoon to Halian, AGREA's three-day organic agriculture and natural farming visitation crossed four barangays in Del Carmen with MAFO and iLAJA. The barangay that needs a boat Halian sits off the coast of Del Carmen, on Siargao's western edge, across water that has to be crossed. It is a small island community of roughly eleven hundred people, most of them dependent on fishing, and until recently its power came from a community generator that ran for a few hours each eve

Eighty farmers' worth of soil knowledge in five days: how AGREA's Del Carmen training with DA-BSWM taught sampling, testing, and fertilizer recommendations. The test tube The Bureau of Soils and Water Management describes its Soil Test Kit in disarmingly plain terms. It is a rapid test that analyses soil pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. It uses colour charts and pictures to establish whether soil is acidic or alkaline, and whether those three nutrients are low, medium

On 5 November 2026, AGREA Foundation briefed partner communities online on El Niño preparation—drought-tolerant crops, government assistance, and food budgeting. Why the session was held in the first week of November The timing was not arbitrary. On 5 November 2026, AGREA Foundation convened an El Niño Preparedness Session online via Zoom for its partner communities. In one hour, the team covered El Niño context and how to prepare, the drought-tolerant crops partner farmers c