The National Banner Program Committee on Poultry, Livestock, and Corn (NBPC on PLC) recommended the crafting of a National Biosecurity Protocol and the establishment of DA quarantine facilities for imported animals to strengthen the country’s protection against transboundary animal diseases in their meeting on June 30, 2022. The National Biosecurity Protocol would aid in addressing continue reading…
In line with the mainstreaming of Gender and Development (GAD) in the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF) programs, activities and projects, the agency conducted a virtual Knowledge Unloading Day (KUD) on the study “Enhancing Gender Outcomes of Different Rice Related Agencies through Gender Analysis of Rice Supply Chain and Advocacies” on June 30, continue reading…
“Focus is the key”. This is what Planning, Monitoring and Knowledge Management Division (PMKMD) Chief Estrella Tulay emphasized during the three-day blended workshop of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) on June 22 to 24, 2022 in Tanza, Cavite. PMKMD Chief Tulay presented PCAF’s 2022 first semester performance highlights emphasizing the valuable accomplishments continue reading…
The Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) Task Force on the Registration of Ownership of Agri-Fisheries (A&F) Machinery and Equipment discussed developments on the harmonization of the Management Information Systems (MIS) used for A&F Machinery and Equipment registration in a blended meeting on May 31, 2022. The MIS harmonization was proposed by the Committee during continue reading…
In its second quarter meeting on May 25, 2022, the National Banner Program Committee on High-Value Crops – Fiber Crops (NBPC on HVC-Fiber Crops), discussed updates on industry issues like the supplemental budget proposal for the local government units to support local fiber production, the institutionalization of an abaca model farm, and improving the production continue reading…
The National Banner Program Committee on Poultry, Livestock and Corn (NBPC on PLC) on its special meeting on May 23, 2022 discussed the updates on the Avian Influenza (AI) and the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) major initiatives to address and mitigate its impacts, the key strategies to address African Swine Fever (ASF) and National Corn continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), 1 Cooperative Insurance System of the Philippines Life and General Insurance (1CISP), and the Rotary Club of Malingap signed a partnership agreement for the Agri-Fishery Sector’s CSO Bootcamp on May 17, 2022, in Quezon City. The Bootcamp is a three-part training program that is open for PCAF-accredited continue reading…
Representatives from the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC), both national and regional levels, joined the launching of the National Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization and Industrialization Plan (NAFMIP) 2021-2030 on May 16, 2022 in Quezon City as part of this year’s National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month celebration. With a vision of “a food secure and resilient continue reading…
