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…
The Philippines’ total agricultural trade reached USD 5.93 billion in the third quarter of last year according to the Philippine Statistics Authority report on December 13, 2021. This was 14.8 percent more than the same period in 2020, leading to a total of USD 1.76 billion agricultural export revenue. On January 25, 2022, the Committee continue reading…
The National Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Assemblers, Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Dealers Accreditation and Classification (NAMDAC) Board unanimously agreed on January 25, 2022 to recommend to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to blacklist a certain supplier due to falsified NAMDAC Certificate of Accreditation (CoA). The Board also agreed to issue a notice to continue reading…
With the African Swine Fever continuously affecting pork supply in the country, chicken and egg are being considered to supplement the demand for meat and alternative protein sources. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority report, the country suffered a 12.4 percent decrease in the total swine population in the third quarter of 2021 from the continue reading…
The National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) started the year by stepping up its planning and implementation efforts for the transformation of the Philippine Agriculture on January 5, 2022. One of the urgent matters tackled was the rehabilitation and recovery plan for the regions affected by Typhoon Odette. In line with this, Department of continue reading…
In a report submitted by the Participatory Monitoring and Tracking (PMT) team of the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) on October 26 to 30, 2021, 14 out of 20 projects visited by the team in Quirino and Isabela have been fully utilized. The team monitored various continue reading…
The Philippine agriculture faced numerous challenges this year. However, the sector is determined to show resilience through collective efforts from the government agencies, private sector and local government units that led to breakthroughs and reforms in the industry which contributed to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar’s twin goals: Masaganag Ani at Mataas na continue reading…
