Members of the National Agriculture and Fisheries (NAF) Council, which is composed of key government agencies, local government units, private sector entities, non-government organizations, and people’s organizations, expressed their support on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) price control strategies by adopting NAF Council Resolution No. 1 Series of 2021 during the combined face-to-face and continue reading…
To trace the sharp increase of pork prices in Metro Manila, the regional Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) are closely monitoring and comparing hog farmgate and pork prices at the regional, provincial, municipal and even at the barangay level. The monitoring report, which is consolidated by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), aims continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted a virtual meeting on January 13, 2021, between the government and private sector-partners through the National Banner Program Committee (NBPC) on Poultry, Livestock, and Corn to discuss pricing and supply issues as well as other concerns faced by the pork industry. During the meeting, both private continue reading…
When the “perfect storm” hit the country in 2020, Agriculture Secretary William Dar emphasized the significant contributions of the agri-fishery private sector-partners in achieving a modest growth of one percent in the sector. During the 6th National Agriculture and Fisheries Volunteers’ Day Celebration on January 7, 2021, the Agriculture Chief once again appealed to the continue reading…
PRESS RELEASE Sec. Dar addresses both online and live participants from various regions during the 6th NVD Celebration. Agriculture Secretary William Dar underlined the significant contributions of the Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) in the growth of the Philippine agriculture despite the catastrophic effects of pandemic and typhoons during the blended celebration of the continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), through the Planning and Programming Section (PPS), spearheaded the staging of the Policy Agenda Setting Workshop among PCAF’s operating units on November 23-24, 2020 in Quezon City. The workshop aims to gain a common understanding and importance of policy agenda and policy briefs in achieving its Major continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) formally welcomed new Agricultural and Fishery Council members (AFCs) from Luzon A, Luzon B and Visayas, and Mindanao A and B clusters through an online orientation on September 29, October 6, and 8, 2020, respectively. This is in line with PCAF’s pursuit towards inclusive, innovative, and participatory continue reading…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) of Cagayan Valley Region went through the participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) activities of the Department of Agriculture (DA) programs and projects using innovative schemes. The PMT took place on October 6 to 9, 2020. Instead of the usual cross posting scheme among three continue reading…
