In line with the pressing issues concerning the status of the country’s main staple in the market, rice farmers, traders, millers, and other stakeholders of the rice industry convened for a dialogue with Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol on July 16, 2019 at Apacible Conference Room A, DA-PCAF Building in Quezon City. Also involving representatives continue reading…
Catanduanes AFC officers attend Workshop for Policymaking and Engagement Competency
With the objective of enhancing the capacities of Agricultural and Fishery Councils’(AFCs) coordinators and officers of Catanduanes Province in the areas of procedural concerns, advocacy to broaden stakeholder engagement in consultative and feedback mechanism and other policy-related issues towards crafting of sound policies for the agri-fishery sector, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) continue reading…
PCAF managers undergo development training on coaching, mentoring
Aiming to manage and develop individual potentials to improve team performance, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fishery (PCAF) engaged Civil Service Commission (CSC) Field Director Fe Lacaba to discuss the Performance Monitoring and Coaching Style of the Strategic Performance and Monitoring System on July 12, 2019 at the Apacible Conference Room, Diliman, Quezon City. continue reading…
Newly recruited volunteer-partners pledge commitment at AFC orientations
A total of 73 newly recruited Agricultural and Fisheries Council (AFC) members pledged commitment during the island-wide orientations in April and May to help the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) in agriculture and fisheries development through participation and relevant discussions which would result into crafting of sound continue reading…
PCAF celebrates Animversary!: 6 years of providing quality advisory services to Philippine agriculture
In observation of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF) 6th anniversary, the agency’s management and staff gathered on June 26, 2019 to commemorate the said milestone thru a series of activities. Kicking-off with a Thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Fr. Joseph Buslon, it was followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Executive Director Sarah continue reading…
National Coconut Summit 2019 highlights concerns on coco levy fund
Almost 200 coconut stakeholders from the private and government sectors participated in the 1st National Coconut Summit held on June 20, 2019 at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Lopez Convention Hall in Quezon City. The summit, a collaboration between the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), continue reading…
Industry stakeholders recommend DA FY 2020 proposed plan & budget
Relative to the budget preparations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, members of the National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) converged for the endorsement of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) plan and budget proposal on June 17, 2019 at DA Conference Room in Quezon City. The NAF Council, chaired by the DA Secretary, serves as continue reading…
DA introduces Inaugural Batch of CPES Evaluators
In compliance with the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act that requires all procuring entities implementing government infrastructure projects to evaluate the performance of their contractors using the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-approved Constructors Performance Evaluation System (CPES), the Department of Agriculture (DA) has continue reading…