In a special meeting of the National Banner Program Committee on Poultry, Livestock and Corn (NBPC on PLC) on March 1, the Committee proposed to conduct a study that will determine the proper disposal of diseased animals following the efforts of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) on the Avian Influenza incident in Pampanga and continue reading…
The Constructors Performance Evaluation System (CPES) evaluation team, headed by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and composed of the Department of Trade and Industry-accredited Constructor’s Performance Evaluators from Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office (RFO) II, III, and Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering, commenced the first evaluation for 2022 of continue reading…
The National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops- Coffee and Cacao discussed on February 15, 2022 the damage in terms of number of farmers, area affected, and production loss to the coffee and cacao production areas affected by Typhoon Odette. Department of Agriculture (DA) Field Operations Services OIC Director Bernadette San Juan pointed out continue reading…
In line with its continual improvements on quality management system, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) had a two-day workshop to update its risk register and identify risks and opportunities, and craft concrete actions to address these. The workshop held on February 8 to 9, 2022 was attended by the Internal Quality Auditors, continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) partnered with the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) to mainstream volunteerism in the agri-fishery sector. In a meeting on January 19, 2022, PCAF, OIC Executive Director Liza G. Battad and PNVSCA Executive Director Donald Gawe discussed and detailed their plans to engage and strengthen the continue reading…
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) have been considered as a “reliable and affordable energy” source, significantly reducing the expenses of farmers in field irrigation. This has been evident in the recent report of the Bataan Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) monitoring team, along with the Philippine Council for continue reading…
In its commitment to accelerate the transformation of Philippine agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is prioritizing the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMR) and provision of mechanization projects to give greater access to and from food sources and production areas and improve production efficiency. To keep account of these projects, the participatory monitoring and tracking continue reading…
The Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) identified the need to harmonize the local and national policies on the delivery of agri-fishery products, machinery and equipment during their special meeting on January 27, 2022. The Department of Agriculture-Field Operations Service (DA-FOS) previously issued Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) passes to suppliers for the unhampered delivery continue reading…
