Regional Executive Director Roberto T. Perales of the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 12 (DA-RFO 12), welcomed Director Alicia G. Ilaga of the Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (CRAO) of the Department of Agriculture – Office of the Secretary during her visit on May 16, 2024.
They discussed ways to empower and scale-up AMIA villages and other farming communities to create a brighter, more sustainable, and more resilient future even amidst climate change.
Director Perales and Director Ilaga share mutual support in their vision and advocacy of building climate resilient communities.
The Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) is the flagship program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) dedicated to addressing the dual challenges of climate change: adaptation and mitigation.