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…
With its mandate of developing and prescribing uniform standards and classification in generating official statistics, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recommended the Department of Agriculture (DA) to conduct a study on rice classification in relation to the implementation of Republic Act No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). This aims to better capture and continue reading…
Updates on price and production of livestock, poultry and its allied commodities were discussed in the special meeting of the National Banner Program Committee on Poultry, Livestock and Corn (NBPC on PLC) on June 21, 2022. The report of the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) as of June 17 showed a PhP10/kg 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 Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) recommended the endorsement and approval of the PhP270.6-Billion Plan and Budget Proposal (PBP) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for Fiscal Year 2023 on May 24, 2022. The total PBP amount included the proposed budget of the National Irrigation Administration given its recent transfer to DA as continue reading…
