More than 150 delegates joined the Luzon-wide Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Congress held in General Trias, Cavite, on September 5 to 7, 2022. The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office CALABARZON, gathered the regional and provincial AFC Chairpersons, RAFC Executive Officers, Coordinators, and continue reading…
NBPC on HVC discusses performance of DA HVC offices
The National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops (NBPC on HVC) discussed the first semester’s physical accomplishments and financial performance of DA HVC offices in their special meeting on August 10, 2022. Among the DA offices which presented their accomplishments are the DA-High Value Crops Development Program (DA-HVCDP), the Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI), continue reading…
OPPC on CCENR tackles A&F technological innovations for climate change mitigation
The Other Priority Program Committee on Climate Change, Environment and Natural Resources (OPPC on CCENR) discussed Agriculture and Fisheries (A&F) technological innovations which could mitigate climate change in their third quarter meeting on August 12, 2022. The Department of Agriculture-Cagayan Valley Research Center presented a report on their solar-powered irrigation system and seed cold storage, continue reading…
Fisheries production grew by 2.92% in the 1st sem of FY 2022 – BFAR
The total volume of fisheries production increased by 2.92%, or 62,017 metric tons in the first semester of 2022 from last year’s production volume of the same period of 2,123,058 metric tons. The report was based on the Philippine Statistics Authority data presented by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to the National continue reading…
Rice-related gov’t agencies present 1st sem FY 2022 Physical Accomplishments and Financial Performances
Rice-related government agencies presented their first semester Fiscal Year 2022 Physical Accomplishments and Financial Performances to the National Banner Program Committee (NBPC) on Rice on August 16, 2022. This initiative is in line with promoting inclusiveness and transparency in the budgeting and program implementation processes of the Department of Agriculture and its attached agencies, bureaus, continue reading…
ICBDED beneficiaries establish sustainable dairy goat enterprises in Central Luzon
Two project beneficiaries of the Intensified Community-Based Dairy Enterprise Development (ICBDED) Project are successfully and sustainably managing their dairy goat operations in Central Luzon. The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) visited on June 14 to 17, 2022 the Sawat Overseas Workers and Family Association (SOWFA) in Tarlac and the Triple Three Jeremiah Association continue reading…
NBPC on HVC-FV recommends monitoring shrinkage rate of onion in cold storages
On August 11, 2022, the National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops-Fruits and Vegetables passed a policy resolution, recommending the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to include inventory shrinkage rates of onion and garlic in their monitoring reports. BPI regularly monitors onion and garlic supply in cold and dry storages nationwide. Currently, these include continue reading…
PCAF conducts onsite monitoring of dairy enterprise development in Isabela
In line with the implementation of the Intensified Community-Based Dairy Enterprise Development (ICBDED) Project, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted an onsite monitoring on the status of dairy goats distributed to recipient-organizations in the Province of Isabela on June 27 to July 1, 2022. Together with the technical staff from the National continue reading…