To further improve the competency of land and labor force through farm mechanization in the Philippines, PCAF recently spearheaded the National Consultation on the Draft Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Program (NAFMP). Representatives from concerned Department of Agriculture (DA) offices, bureaus and attached agencies, government agencies, state universities and colleges, and private sectors gathered on November continue reading…
PCAF together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) participated in the informal consultation for the drafting of United Nations’ (UN) resolution relative to sustainable fisheries on November 7 to 15, 2016 at the UN Headquarters in New York City. It was attended by BFAR Assistant Director Drusila Esther Bayate, BFAR’s legal officer continue reading…
PCAF, with its Advisory Special Bodies (ASBs) such as National Sectoral Committees (NSCs) and Strategic Concerns Committee, and Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs), conducted a review of their performances for the three quarters and identified strategies to accomplish remaining targets. NSC Chairpersons, Regional AFC (RAFC) Chairpersons and Coordinators, Regional Executive Coordinators, PCAF officers and staff continue reading…
PCAF conducted the third leg of its cluster-wide consultation on rice QR on October 5, 2016 at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo City to discuss the impending expiration of the waiver on the special treatment on rice in 2017. The consultation primarily aims to present the policy options that the government may take continue reading…
Months after the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) elections in the regional, provincial and municipal level, PCAF- Partnership Development Division (PDD) announced the complete list of the newly elected set of officers for the year 2016 to 2019. According to PCAF-PDD, “the elections were generally successful. However some areas experienced delays of schedule because they continue reading…
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through PCAF, conducted a cluster-wide consultation on rice QR to formulate unified inputs that can help the government in coming up with its position on the expiration of the waiver in 2017. Representatives from the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Offices (DA RFOs), local government units, rice farmer organizations, business continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) translated cacao stakeholders’ issues and concerns into sound policy recommendations during its first-ever National Cacao Summit on September 26 to 27, 2016 at the Department of Agriculture (DA) New Building in Quezon City. These recommendations will be endorsed to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol as well as to continue reading…
In a ceremony held on August 23, 2016 at the office of the Agriculture Secretary, Sarah Gutierrez-Cayona took her oath as the newly appointed Deputy Executive Director (DED) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF). On September 22, 2016, Cayona was designated by Secretary Emmanuel Piñol as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the agency. continue reading…
