2018, March 14
April 21, 2018
The Department of Agriculture (DA) High Value Crops and Rural Credit in cooperation with the DA Region 1 field office kicked off the first Ilocos Region Garlic Summit at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena. The first garlic summit’s theme: “Crafting of the 5-Year Roadmap for the Philippine Garlic Industry Development.” In the Ilocos Region, climatic and soil conditions are ideal for planting garlic during the dry months. DA will lend technical assistance to anyone going to plant garlic as well as assured the availability of seeds.