SEAOIL Foundation

On the week of April 20, 2026, the SEAOIL Foundation, Inc. (SFI) team co-facilitated 2 batches of comprehensive Sustainable Agriculture (SA) Training and Baseline Data Gathering initiative across three barangays in the municipality of Sergio Osmeña, Zamboanga del Norte: Marapong, San Antonio, and Bagumbayan.

​Operating as a strategic support unit to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg), SFI successfully introduced sustainable farming principles, conducted practical organic concoction demonstrations, and assisted local monitoring teams in completing a 100% baseline data sweep for all participating households.

In total, 104 households were fully trained and baselined, equipping them with both the agricultural knowledge and the physical inputs necessary to establish productive family farms.

On the second day of training for each cluster, OPAg directly distributed essential start-up agricultural kits to the trained households to ensure immediate application of sustainable farming practices in their family farms. The distributed inputs included:

​Soil Amendments: Vermicast/Vermiling.
​Vegetable Seeds: Okra, Pechay, and Eggplant.

​Pre-germinated Seedlings: Squash (Kalabasa) and Cucumber.

​Livestock: 5 Rhode Island Red chickens per household.

​Poultry Feed: Cracked corn and tahop (rice/corn bran).

SFI thanks the provincial offices of the Agriculturist and Nutrition Action Officer led by Annabella O. Conde, HAPAg Focal Person / Supervising Agriculturist as well as their counterparts in the muncipality and barangays.

Early this year, the Datu B. Balunto National High School formally and wholeheartedly expressed its sincere gratitude to the SEAOIL Foundation, Inc. for its support in the construction of the much needed water system and irrigation facility.

The availability of a reliable water supply has allowed the school to implement its programs more effectively and integrate agricultural education into the curriculum- benefiting this school year's 109 senior high school students. Majority of the students belong to the Blaan and T'boli indigenous communities.

With the improved water system in place, the school was able to revive and strengthen its vegetable production, poultry and livestock production, fruit orchard, and other farming initiatives. These activities now serve not only as sources of food and sustainability but also as practical learning experiences that enhance students’ agricultural knowledge and skills.

In yesterday's monitoring visit, the School Head, Amid S. Dumdum, said with much appreciation that SFI's assistance has paved the way for the school to move closer to its goal of becoming an effective Farm School in Region XII, serving as a model of partnership, sustainability, and community development.

SEAOIL Foundation, Inc. joins the Provincial Government of Zamboanga del Norte's Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, the DA Regional Office and the Provincial Offices of DTI and PCA in the technical discussion and proposal development for the establishment of a coconut oil mill in the province. The project would provide coconut farmers with the opportunity to own and manage a crude coconut oil production facility and benefit from it.

This opportunity will also allow them to effectively participate in the value chain of the local coconut industry, including the production of coco methyl ethanol for biofuel production.

The project proposal and other requirements will be submitted to the World Bank-funded DA - Philippine Rural Development Project before the year ends.