In its effort to promote transparent reporting and timely discussion of poultry and livestock prices and inventories, the National Banner Program Committee on Poultry, Livestock and Corn (NBPC on PLC) temporarily assumes the function of the proposed Price and Volume Watch Committee on Livestock and Poultry (PVWCLP). The proposed PVWCLP intends to gather accurate industry continue reading…
In the series of interviews with the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) officers and members of the Bicol Region and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) for the Lakbay Panayam, there is one thing in common. It is the support of the local chief executives (LCE) and the local government units (LGU) to the Philippine Council for continue reading…
More than 90 Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) from Luzon proposed to strengthen private sector engagement in policy formulation, monitoring of programs, activities and projects (PAP), and fund utilization during the 2022 Luzon Participatory Performance Review and Planning Workshop on November 9 to 11, 2022 in Angeles, Pampanga. Several proposals were suggested during the three-day continue reading…
In line with the celebration of the National Organic Agriculture (OA) Month, the National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops-Fruits and Vegetables discussed updates on the implementation of the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. After the presentation of the National Organic Agriculture Program in the Committee’s fourth quarter meeting on November 10, 2022, the continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) management and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries Employees Association (PCAFEA) signed the new Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) for the Fiscal Year 2022-2024 on November 8, 2022. Executive Director Nestor D. Domenden and PCAFEA President Jovita M. Gonzales led the signing of the new CNA and continue reading…
Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) Executive Director Nestor Domenden led the oath taking of seven newly hired and promoted employees on November 4, 2022. PCAF officially hired three Engineer II personnel for the Policy Development and Coordination Division (PDCD). The agency also filled the three Development Management Officer (DMO) II and one DMO continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) gathered key stakeholders of the Philippine salt industry for a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on pressing issues and immediate concerns regarding domestic salt production and salt importation on November 3, 2022. Dr. Ulysses Montojo of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) presented the current status, continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) spearheaded the roll out of completed Commodity Industry Roadmaps (CIRs) for High-Value Crops (HVCs) on October 26 and 28, 2022. The CIRs focused on industry strategies, short to medium term action plans, and the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) commitments and investments for various HVC commodities. Twenty-one CIRs continue reading…
