The National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops- Coffee and Cacao discussed on February 15, 2022 the damage in terms of number of farmers, area affected, and production loss to the coffee and cacao production areas affected by Typhoon Odette. Department of Agriculture (DA) Field Operations Services OIC Director Bernadette San Juan pointed out continue reading…
In line with its continual improvements on quality management system, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) had a two-day workshop to update its risk register and identify risks and opportunities, and craft concrete actions to address these. The workshop held on February 8 to 9, 2022 was attended by the Internal Quality Auditors, continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) partnered with the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA) to mainstream volunteerism in the agri-fishery sector. In a meeting on January 19, 2022, PCAF, OIC Executive Director Liza G. Battad and PNVSCA Executive Director Donald Gawe discussed and detailed their plans to engage and strengthen the continue reading…
As the country prepares for its climate action plan to cut emissions and adapt to climate impacts or known as the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), the Climate Change Commission (CCC) presented the Philippine NDC salient features to the Committee on Climate Change, Environment and Natural Resources on February 4, 2022. According to CCC Policy Research continue reading…
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) have been considered as a “reliable and affordable energy” source, significantly reducing the expenses of farmers in field irrigation. This has been evident in the recent report of the Bataan Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) monitoring team, along with the Philippine Council for continue reading…
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…
