During its fourth quarter meeting on November 16, 2021, the Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) sought the engagement of non-government and civil society organizations, as well as Agricultural and Fishery Councils to speed up the registration of A&F machineries in municipal and city government units. This effort is in line with the Department continue reading…
With the theme “Strengthened Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Partnerships: A Pathway in Pursuing Sustainable, Progressive and Resilient Mindanao A&F Development”, the 16th Mindanao AFC Congress was held on November 10, 2021 to provide a venue for AFCs in the six regions of the island to collaborate and discuss relevant concerns and recommendations. The Philippine continue reading…
The National Banner Program Committee on High-Value Crops- Fruits and Vegetables (NBPC on HVC-FV) adopted a policy resolution recommending the inclusion of the Department of Agriculture-Gender and Development (DA-GAD) focal persons in the Regional Agriculture and Fishery Council meetings particularly in their Women/GAD Committees during their 4th quarter meeting on November 5, 2021. Philippine Fiber continue reading…
Since the outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Philippines in July 2019, the government has been consistent in taking actions to prevent this fatal virus from spreading. The Department of Agriculture (DA) took charge and launched the twin pig repopulation programs—the Bantay ASF sa Barangay or BABay ASF Program and the Integrated continue reading…
“We want to expand and reach out to the youth to be agripreneurs. Nandito ang Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) at ang Department of Agriculture (DA) para palawakin ang inyong perspective. The youth are the gem of any country, especially in the digital era.” This is the message of PCAF OIC Executive Director continue reading…
Department of Agriculture (DA)-funded projects in Aurora Province were either temporarily interrupted or put into halt due to strict community quarantines and economic shifts during the start of the pandemic. This was revealed in the Participatory Monitoring and Tracking (PMT) activity of the Aurora Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) together with the Philippine Council continue reading…
When Dr. Jose Rizal said that “the youth are our hope for the future,” he also referred to the new blood to succeed the experienced, aging Filipino farmers. In a report revealed by the Department of Agriculture (DA), Filipino rice farmers’ mean age is 53 years old and young farmers should start engaging in the continue reading…
When it comes to bringing significant policy service to the agriculture and fisheries (A&F) sector, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) has been a top-of-mind in carrying out the activity. PCAF, as the sole policy agency that fosters participatory A&F development processes, continuously aims to unite the extensive A&F sector in an archipelagic continue reading…
