The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) supports the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in the conduct of the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF). The census aims to recognize the needs of the Filipino farmers and fisherfolks to enhance the country’s agricultural sector.Started on September 4, 2023, PSA field personnel will visit households to conduct the listing process and collect information on the farming and fishery sectors.Join us in promoting this undertaking.CAFarmer, CAFisher, Tayo ang Bida! #bayaNIAn #TuloyAngDaloyNIA #NIA  ...

PANOORIN: Isa ang food waste sa mga isyung kinahaharap ng bansa. Ayon sa pag-aaral ng WWF Philippines, isang kutsara ng kanin ang nasasayang ng bawat Pilipino kada araw. Alamin kung gaano karaming tubig ang katumbas nito, maging ang epekto nito sa sektor ng irigasyon sa bansa. Your browser does not support the video tag. #bayaNIAn #TuloyAngDaloyNIA #NIA...

WATCH: NIA invites all interested investors to venture into aquaculture development at the Pantabangan Reservoir, Barangay Conversion, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija.Know more about Pantabangan Dam’s great potential for aquaculture production by watching this video. Your browser does not support the video tag. #bayaNIAn #TuloyAngDaloyNIA #NIA...

Meet the new Deputy Administrator for Administrative and Finance Sector of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).On August 9, 2023, NIA Deputy Administrator Robert Victor G. Seares, Jr. took his Oath of Office before Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin at the Malacañang Palace, San Miguel, Manila.Let us know him with these 10 amazing facts. 1. Deputy Administrator Seares was born and raised by a family of medical professionals and public servants.2. A graduate of Bachelor of Science major in Botany at the University of Sto. Tomas (UST), he further pursued Doctor of Medicine at Our Lady of Fatima until his junior year.3. At the age of 40, he became the Administrator of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA), the youngest ever appointed to the position. Like father like son, his late father, Mr. Robert Lizardo Seares, M.D., also served as NTA Administrator.4. He implemented DA’s twin objectives of Masaganang Ani, Mataas na Kita by increasing the productivity and income of farmers by 5% and 11% per annum, respectively. He spearheaded the construction of the first solar powered irrigation system in Cordillera (Barangay Kimmalaba) and the development of the Sustainable Tobacco Enhancement Program, a five-year industry development roadmap in line with the OneDA…...

Nueva Ecija- Presided by Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Dr. Leocadio S. Sebastian, the Rice Industry Stakeholders Engagement (RISE) Meeting was conducted on July 27-28, 2023.NIA OIC-Deputy Administrator for Engineering and Operations Sector Engr. Josephine B. Salazar led the Department, Regional, Project Managers, and selected NIA key personnel  in attending the first-day meeting  at  the Philippine Rice  Research Institute (PhilRice), Science City of Muñoz.The discussion concentrated on the preparation and strategies to mitigate the forecasted El Niño through convergence initiatives, formulate action plan for convergence in the Irrigators Associations (IAs), Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs), Small Water Irrigation System Associations (SWISAs), and Farmers Cooperative and Associations (FCAs), discuss guidelines for linking clusters to markets, and Public-Private Partnership, among others.Undersecretary Sebastian emphasized that the targeted 1M hectares that will provide 8 million tons per hectare are located in the CISs and NISs of NIA, and if achieved, the 97.5% rice self-sufficiency goal of President Bongbong Marcos will be realized. However, there must be a strong working convergence between the Department of Agriculture (DA) agencies and other government entities.The second day of RISE Meeting was conducted at the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), Central Luzon…...