More than 1.16 million Filipino farmers depend on corn production as their main source of livelihood. This was according to the presentation of Department of Agriculture-National Corn Program (DA-NCP) Director U-Nichols Manalo during the National Banner Program Committee (NBPC) on Corn’s online special meeting on February 10, 2023. Dir. Manalo emphasized the importance of corn continue reading…
Aside from the onboarding activity that features the mission and vision of the agency, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted another onboarding session focused on Quality Management System (QMS) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 on January 27, 2023 to its seven newly hired employees. In coordination with the Human Resource continue reading…
To ensure the continuous development of the Philippine coconut industry, the National Banner Program Committee (NBPC) on Coconut recommended to both Houses of Congress the annual increase of allocated operational funds to the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). The Committee passed the policy recommendation after it discussed PCA’s plans and programs concerning Republic Act (RA) 11524, continue reading…
The retail price of medium-sized eggs now ranges from PhP8 to PhP9 in the National Capital Region markets, based on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bantay Presyo Report as of January 24, 2023. This was relatively higher than this year’s first report on January 2, with a medium-sized chicken egg valued at PhP6.90 to PhP8.70. continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) recently welcomed six newly hired and promoted employees as the latest addition to the 84 plantilla positions of the agency. The six employees recently took their oath of office before PCAF Executive Director Nestor Domenden in Quezon City on different dates. On January 24, 2023, continue reading…
In coordination with the High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted an online consultation with the onion stakeholders on January 13, 2023. PCAF’s National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops-Fruits and Vegetables, chaired by Dr. Mary Ann Sayoc, led continue reading…
The Other Priority Program Committee (OPPC) on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) pushed for the institutionalization of the Department of Agriculture’s Gender and Development (GAD) service towards more effective planning and implementation of DA GAD-related programs. During a blended Small Group Meeting on January 18, 2023, the Committee discussed a proposal calling for the continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) reports revealed that farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in Eastern Visayas have provided beneficiaries with improved mobility and easier access to government services such as schools and health centers. The PMT activity conducted on September 18 to 23, 2022, looked into nine FMR projects continue reading…
