The Philippines’ total agricultural trade reached USD 5.93 billion in the third quarter of last year according to the Philippine Statistics Authority report on December 13, 2021. This was 14.8 percent more than the same period in 2020, leading to a total of USD 1.76 billion agricultural export revenue. On January 25, 2022, the Committee continue reading…
NAMDAC Board agrees to take action against fraud, recommends policies to improve accreditation process
The National Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Assemblers, Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Dealers Accreditation and Classification (NAMDAC) Board unanimously agreed on January 25, 2022 to recommend to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to blacklist a certain supplier due to falsified NAMDAC Certificate of Accreditation (CoA). The Board also agreed to issue a notice to continue reading…
NBPC on PLC discusses finalization of Chicken Industry Roadmaps
With the African Swine Fever continuously affecting pork supply in the country, chicken and egg are being considered to supplement the demand for meat and alternative protein sources. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority report, the country suffered a 12.4 percent decrease in the total swine population in the third quarter of 2021 from the continue reading…
NAF Council reviews key strategies for transforming Philippine Agriculture, discusses ways forward
The National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) started the year by stepping up its planning and implementation efforts for the transformation of the Philippine Agriculture on January 5, 2022. One of the urgent matters tackled was the rehabilitation and recovery plan for the regions affected by Typhoon Odette. In line with this, Department of continue reading…
AFC, PCAF PMT track Quirino and Isabela DA-funded programs and projects
In a report submitted by the Participatory Monitoring and Tracking (PMT) team of the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) on October 26 to 30, 2021, 14 out of 20 projects visited by the team in Quirino and Isabela have been fully utilized. The team monitored various continue reading…
Yearender: PCAF elevates private sector-stakeholder engagement in 2021
The Philippine agriculture faced numerous challenges this year. However, the sector is determined to show resilience through collective efforts from the government agencies, private sector and local government units that led to breakthroughs and reforms in the industry which contributed to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar’s twin goals: Masaganag Ani at Mataas na continue reading…
PCAF gears for 2022, capacitates DA Engineers on Evaluation of Infrastructure Projects
As the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) targets to ramp up the evaluation of more Department of Agriculture (DA) infrastructure projects in 2022, the agency continued the fourth installment of the Constructor’s Performance Evaluation System (CPES) Seminar Workshop-cum-Practicum through a four-day workshop on October 22 to 26, 2021 in Cebu. PCAF collaborated with continue reading…
PCAF promotes work safety, supports campaign to end violence against women
As the policy-making arm of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) has been fostering partnership between the public and private sector, empowering the Filipino farmers and fisherfolk. and consistently protecting the safety and overall welfare of its employees. Through PCAF’s Gender and Development (GAD) Committee, a series of continue reading…