Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) Acting Executive Director Dr. Liza Battad met 46 children-beneficiaries of the Supplemental Milk Feeding Program during the program’s graduation ceremony on September 30, 2020 in Talavera, Nueva Ecija. The milk feeding program is the product of the partnership agreement between PCAF and Nueva Ecija Federation of Dairy Carabao continue reading…
NBPC on Coffee warns public in buying imported coffee posing as local produce
In a continuous call to support local coffee farmers, the National Banner Program Committee (NBPC) on High Value Crops-Coffee and Cacao warned the public to be cautious in buying coffee products which are imported but are being passed on as locally produced or unknown of origin. “Imported coffees are labelled as Benguet, Sagada, Kalinga and continue reading…
Sec. Dar pushes full support to A/F CSOs to co-implement DA’s food security thrusts, eases some accreditation regulations
Agriculture Secretary William Dar expressed his full support to the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in helping the Department co-implement its food security thrusts by addressing policy issues and concerns on the accreditation processes. “With the help of the CSO partners in ensuring effective and efficient implementation of Department of Agriculture’s (DA) food security thrusts, I continue reading…
Sec. Dar approves joint committee to harmonize local hog production data
Agriculture Secretary William Dar recently signed Department of Agriculture (DA) Special Order No. 558 that creates a joint committee that will harmonize swine industry-related data that could be used by policymakers and industry players, as well as the public as references for important decisions in managing emerging animal diseases especially during outbreaks. “The creation of continue reading…
AFYC upholds strong youth engagement on International Youth Day
In celebration of the International Youth Day, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) highlighted the importance of strong youth engagement in agri-fishery decision-making processes at the second part of the launching of the Agricultural and Fishery Youthpreneur Council (AFYC) on August 12, 2020. More than 50 youth leaders from different regions joined PCAF’s continue reading…
Secretary Dar leads NAF Council, presents DA FY 2021 Plan and Budget Proposal to NAF Council members
Day after his first anniversary as the Department Secretary, Agriculture Chief William Dar led the National Agriculture and Fisheries (NAF) Council meeting on August 6, 2020 and consulted more than 30 council members on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Plan and Budget Proposal (PBP). The NAF Council, chaired by the DA continue reading…
PCAF adopts new normal in conducting internal audit
From July 29 to 30, 2020, the Internal Quality Audit Teams of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) revised its strategies in conducting its Internal Quality Audit for Calendar Year (CY) 2020 on the agency’s procedures and processes based on its Quality Management System (QMS) to adopt to the “new normal”. The audit, continue reading…
RAFC ZamPen continues monitoring DA-funded programs, projects despite COVID-19
The Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) of Zamboanga Peninsula elevated its game in terms of monitoring and evaluation of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA)-funded programs and projects amid COVID-19 pandemic. With proper precautionary measures and following health protocols, three teams composed of AFCs from Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay with continue reading…