“The Solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) is the answer to the country’s rice shortage problems,” Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol stressed during the discussion on the Consultation on DA’s SPIS Projects. The consultation was spearheaded by the Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE), in coordination with the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries continue reading…
Clarifications and new ideas emerged as the second part of the orientation of newly recruited Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) members continued on May 8 to 10, 2018 in Legaspi City. Aside from acquainting the participants on the roles, responsibilities, and rights of Council members, the three-day activity became a medium to showcase creative ways continue reading…
The four operating units (OUs) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), headed by their respective division chiefs, sketch out 5-year plans and activities for the development of agri-fishery on May 21-24, 2018 at PCAF Conference Room B, Apacible Hall, Quezon City. The four-day workshop aimed to identify new strategies and intervention in continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) has successfully conducted the Consultation on the Setting of Suggested Retail Prices (SRPs) of Agricultural and Fishery Commodities on May 31, 2018 at Apacible Hall, Quezon City to validate and provide comments on the data gathered on imposing SRPs on selected products. The consultation gathered almost 90 continue reading…
Twenty-five new members of the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) took oath during the orientation of the newly recruited Mindanao AFC members on April 24 to 26, 2018 in Cagayan de Oro City. The three-day orientation is part of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF) membership recruitment process for the AFCs to be continue reading…
To measure the effects and implications of the agricultural mechanization program on selected commodities, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) commissioned the services of the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) to conduct an evaluation study on technological advancement in the agriculture and fisheries sector. The result continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) recently announced the result of the third leg of its promotion and selection process where eight positions were filled up. Photos show Estrella Tulay (left) and Angelina Alison (center) raise their hands as they take their pledges as newly promoted employees. Also, the group (right) of Hannah continue reading…
Key coconut stakeholders adopted a resolution appealing to the Congressional Bicameral Committee to recast House Bill (HB) 5745: “An Act Establishing the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Trust Fund and Providing for its Management and Utilization” and Senate Bill (SB) 1233: “An Act Creating the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund, Providing for its Management continue reading…
