In a separate online consultation, the National Sectoral Committees on High Value Crops (NSC on HVC)- Fruits and Vegetables (FV) and Coffee and Cacao highlighted concerns and recommended strategies to be included in the Plan and Budget Proposal (PBP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 of the Department of Agriculture (DA) High Value Crops Development Program continue reading…
Starting with the National Sectoral Committee (NSC) on Coconut, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) enhances the participation of private sector in the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) budget preparation through the involvement of its consultative bodies. On February 21, 2024, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) presented its plan and budget proposal for Fiscal continue reading…
The Department of Agriculture Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (CPES) Evaluators Association, Inc. (DACEA) welcomed its newly elected officers, during the first quarter meeting of the DA-CPES Evaluators on February 21, 2024 at the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) Office in Quezon City. PCAF OIC-Executive Director Julieta Opulencia led the oath-taking ceremony and expressed continue reading…
With Central Luzon being the major and longstanding producer of rice in the country, many of its farmers today come from a generation of families involved in agriculture. For them, farming is no longer just a job– it’s a way of life ingrained in the heart of Luzon. What makes their stories more special is continue reading…
Luis Bausa, the proud owner of Bausa Integrated Farm and Training Center, is a self-made man from San Ildefonso, Bulacan. His first love was food processing, which he shares with others as an accredited trainer of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Community Based Training for Enterprise Development. Using his savings from continue reading…
Producing a third of the country’s total rice production, Central Luzon is known as the Rice Granary of the Philippines. It is home to thousands of dedicated farmers, who tirelessly work on the fields to feed the nation. While Central Luzon may be known for its vast plains cultivating the Filipino’s staple food, what many continue reading…
In a day filled with gratitude, recognition, and appreciation, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) celebrated its 9th National Agriculture and Fisheries Volunteers’ Day (NVD) on December 12, 2023 at the Midas Hotel in Pasay City. With the theme “Solidarity through Agricultural and Fishery Volunteerism,” this year’s NVD put the spotlight on the continue reading…
The Department of Agriculture-National Organic Agriculture Program (DA-NOAP) and DA-Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (DA-CRAO) presented their respective gender and development (GAD) initiatives during the NSC on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) fourth quarter meeting on December 7, 2023. Under the DA-NOAP, Project Development Support Division Chief Eliza Antinero discussed four initiatives—the Participatory Guarantee System continue reading…
