With the possible impact of the El Niño Phenomenon in the country, the National Sectoral Committee on Rice (NSC on Rice) discussed the climate outlook from August 2023 to January 2024 for potential dry conditions, dry spell and drought in the country and possible mitigation plans on July 31, 2023. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted an onboarding activity for the newly hired employees on August 3, 2023 to inform them about the agency, general policies, and compensation, welfare and benefits. Led by the Administrative, Financial and Management Division-Human Resource Development Section (AFMD-HRDS) Section Chief Braulio Castro, Jr. the activity explained to continue reading…
The National Sectoral Committee on Poultry and Livestock (NSC on PL) held a special meeting on August 1, 2023 to discuss updates on the Avian Influenza (AI) and the African Swine Fever (ASF) vaccines. The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) shared that they are currently drafting the guidelines for AI vaccination in collaboration with the continue reading…
The National Sectoral Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (NSC on AFMech) convened on July 28, 2023 to gather best practices and lessons learned from farm clustering programs that could address the key concerns in the agricultural and fishery mechanization. The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), in collaboration with the Bureau of Agricultural continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries continues to spread valuable news and information on agricultural policies and stakeholder engagement as it took part in the 6th Bicol Agri Summit held last July 27-29, 2023 in Pili, Camarines Sur. Through PCAF’s Knowledge Management Section, various information, education and communication (IEC) materials were disseminated at the continue reading…
To strengthen the integration of gender perspective across the national government, particularly within the Department of Agriculture (DA), the National Sectoral Committee on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (NSC on GESI) convened on July 21, 2023 to discuss the policy study to institutionalize DA-GESI and the draft Executive Order in creating an Inter-Agency Council for continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) employees formally bid farewell to Executive Director Nestor Domenden in a simple retirement celebration on July 25, 2023 in Quezon City. For 42 years, Dir. Domenden served the government, particularly at the regional and national office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) led a back-to-back Fiscal Year 2023 National Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Assemblers, Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Dealers Accreditation and Classification (NAMDAC) and Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (CPES) Midyear Performance Review on July 18 and 20, 2023 in Palawan. PCAF Executive Director Nestor Domenden opened the programs by continue reading…
