The Gawad Saka Awards is an annual search for outstanding achievers in agriculture and fisheries who represent the various stakeholders of the community --farmers, fisherfolk, farm communities, scientists and organizations, as well as Department of Agriculture and local government employees.

The project aims to give due recognition to individuals and institutions whose exemplary accomplishments in their respective fields of endeavor and contribution to the country's agricultural development are deemed worthy of emulation.

The Outstanding Individual Achievers in the Gawad Saka 2008, who will each receive P120,000 and a Presidential Citation and Trophy are:

Claudio Agcaoili of Vintar, Ilocos Norte as this year's Outstanding Rice Farmer;

Edilberto Bitacura of Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur as the Outstanding Corn Farmer;

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Yearly, BAR holds the NRS wherein various researchers and scientists from state universities and colleges (SUCs), attached agencies and staff bureaus of the Department of Agriculture (DA), and local government units (LGUs) gather to present recent researches in the field and compete for the title of Best AFMA R&D Paper Award.

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