Representatives from the National Dairy Authority (NDA) sat with the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) on May 3, 2023, to update the latter’s findings and recommendations from the field validation of the Intensified Community-based Dairy Enterprise Development (ICBDED) Program – Cattle Component conducted last March. As part of the oversight functions of PCAF continue reading…
The private sector partners of the Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) urged the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) to review and subject to consultation its proposal to convert tractors and combine harvesters to Tier III/IV during a special meeting on April 20, 2023. PhilMech’s proposal is in line with the continue reading…
With the endorsement of the National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Plan and Budget Proposal (PBP) on April 25, 2023, private sector members of the Council highlighted the importance of new innovations and approaches to be integrated into the proposal to enhance the competitiveness continue reading…
Since its ratification in 2013, the implementation of Republic Act No. 10601, otherwise known as the Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (AFMech) Law, has been the priority of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its bureaus, attached agencies, corporations, and regional field offices (RFOs). The Law promotes the development and adoption of modern, appropriate, cost-effective and continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted its first disposal of valueless records in front of its Records Management Unit Room on April 18, 2023, in compliance with the RA 9470 or the National Archives of the Philippines (NAP) Act. D’ Lacoste Enterprise, NAP’s official buyer, collected a total of 612 kilos, with continue reading…
“Together with other NBPC on HVC Chairpersons and PCAF, we fully support Dir. Glenn Panganiban and the HVCDP, through policy recommendations passed by the Committee for an increased budget for the high value crops.” This is the commitment of the National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops (NBPC on HVC) Fruits and Vegetables Chairperson, continue reading…
When the African Swine Fever (ASF) was first reported in the Philippines in 2019, the local hog industry, both commercial and backyard hog farmers, did not realize that the incident would have its impact beyond numbers. In a conversation with one of the rural women leaders in Cagayan Valley in March 2023, the Philippine Council continue reading…
The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office (DA RFO) 02 collaborated with the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) in Cagayan Valley to end gender-based discrimination in the region and encourage them to participate in policy-making through the First Women in Agriculture Congress on March 30, 2023 in Iguig, Cagayan. “Sa pamamagitan ng ating First continue reading…
