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…
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…
A Round Table Discussion (RTD) with Agriculture Secretary William Dar and the National Banner Program Committees (NBPCs) and Other Priority Program Committees (OPPCs) Chairpersons was held on May 11, 2022. The meeting was held in response to the NBPCs and OPPCs’ request for a deeper discussion with the Secretary during the last National Agriculture and continue reading…
In the second regular meeting of the Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) on May 11, 2022, the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) shared its plan to increase the agency’s engagement with local suppliers in procuring agri-fishery machinery and equipment. In support of this and in strengthening the local manufacturing industry, continue reading…
The Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) Task Force on the Identification and Prioritization of Philippine National Standards (PNS)/Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Standards (PABES) for Development, Review and Revision convened on May 2, 2022 to discuss various proposals on the development and amendment of PNS for agri-fisheries machinery and equipment. The Task Force continue reading…
In the recently concluded National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) meeting on April 18, 2022, private sector-partners of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) underscored the need for cold storage facilities in their region to address the issue of oversupply of onions. “We don’t have cold storage facilities in our region to continue reading…
