The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) hosted a Symposium on Establishing Partnerships on Food System and Security: Featuring Sustainable Agri-industrial Business Corridors (ABCs) on June 4, 2021, as part of the identified activities to address one of the 10 thematic areas—Managing Sustainably Existing Food Production Systems—that would be tackled during the United Nations continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted the Orientation on the Omnibus Guidelines on the Engagement of the Agricultural and Fishery Councils (OGAFCE) and Policy Service Ambassadorship System (PSAS) on May 10, 2021 via online platform. It was participated by the RAFC Executive Officers and the regional coordinators. The orientation seeks to set continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) presented the 2022 plan and budget proposal, a 69% increase over the 2021 enacted budget, to further strengthen the involvement of its private-sector partners in the realization of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Program, Activities and Programs (PAPs). The proposal was presented by the agency to its continue reading…
The members of the National Banner Program Committee on High-Value Crops-Fiber Crops advocated the strengthening of the local abaca industry rather than venture on industrial hemp in the country at a virtual meeting conducted on April 23, 2021. A unanimous decision amongst the committee members to focus on the funding of the development and strengthening continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) conducted its second online meeting on April 20, 2021, to discuss emerging issues and concerns from the previous meeting. A PhP237,747,000 budget proposal was made by the Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE) for FY 2022 which is in continue reading…
In preparation for the full devolution of Mandanas-Garcia ruling in 2022, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), through the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF) knowledge-sharing activity, clarified concerns on the prioritization of the agri-fishery sector, discontinued projects and programs, and affected employees. The two-part online session was joined by more than 300 continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted a virtual meeting between the Department of Agriculture (DA) and pork producers on March 25 and pork traders and retailers on March 30, 2021, to discuss cost structure on pork with the aim to maintain a profitable and sustainable industry for the key players in pork continue reading…
In a virtual meeting with the poultry stakeholders on March 30, 2021, about the chicken cost structure, the members of the National Banner Program Committee on Livestock, Poultry, and Corn (NBPC on LPC) pointed out to the Department of Agriculture (DA) that the cost estimates they have presented were a bit modest. The NBPC on continue reading…
