To further develop and promote the country’s local corn industry, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) National Sectoral Committee on Corn and Other Feed Crops (NSC on CFC) convened on July 14, 2023 to discuss the Senate Substitute Bill Enacting the National Corn Industry Development Act (CIDA). The NSC on CFC called a continue reading…
Born in Santiago City, Dante Tobias grew up in a family of farmers. His interest in agriculture started way back during his teenage years, when they moved to Diffun, Quirino and their family started cultivating his grandfather’s land. This fascination blossomed, nurturing him to be the remarkable Farmer-Leader he is today. After finishing his Bachelor continue reading…
For the first time, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) National Sectoral Committees (NSCs) and the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Councils (RAFCs) to address various pressing concerns that affect the agriculture and fishery sector at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang Palace on July 10, 2023. The dialogue continue reading…
Twenty-four individuals and groups were recognized during the first-ever Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) Gawad Parangal as part of the agency’s 10th-anniversary celebration on June 26, 2023, in Quezon City. The PCAF Gawad Parangal was created after the Civil Service Commission approved the PCAF Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (PRAISE) continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) participated in the Food Congress-cum-Investment Forum, which took place from June 28 to June 30, 2023 in Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte. The forum, with the theme “Yawe sa kalAMboan 2023: Building Green Investments in a Self-Reliant, Transparent, Accountable, and Responsible Good Governance,” coincided with the 88th continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) held an online Knowledge Unloading Day (KUD) on the Retrospective Study on the Epidemiology of African Swine Fever (ASF) Outbreaks in the Philippines on June 27, 2023. The study, which was commissioned by PCAF to the Agricultural Training Institute-International Training Center on Pig Husbandry (ATI-ITCPH), aims to continue reading…
In a significant step towards strengthening local development policies and programs for agriculture and fishery sectors, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) has partnered with the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Legal Service and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to conduct a write shop on June 14, 2023, at the continue reading…
Representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) paid a courtesy visit to PCAF last June 19, 2023 to discuss the status as well as the ways forward in the utilization of the Grant Assistance for the Food Security Project for Underprivileged Farmers (2KR) funds. “We are happy to meet our counterparts in PCAF,” said continue reading…
