“We want to expand and reach out to the youth to be agripreneurs. Nandito ang Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) at ang Department of Agriculture (DA) para palawakin ang inyong perspective. The youth are the gem of any country, especially in the digital era.” This is the message of PCAF OIC Executive Director continue reading…
Department of Agriculture (DA)-funded projects in Aurora Province were either temporarily interrupted or put into halt due to strict community quarantines and economic shifts during the start of the pandemic. This was revealed in the Participatory Monitoring and Tracking (PMT) activity of the Aurora Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) together with the Philippine Council continue reading…
When Dr. Jose Rizal said that “the youth are our hope for the future,” he also referred to the new blood to succeed the experienced, aging Filipino farmers. In a report revealed by the Department of Agriculture (DA), Filipino rice farmers’ mean age is 53 years old and young farmers should start engaging in the continue reading…
When it comes to bringing significant policy service to the agriculture and fisheries (A&F) sector, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) has been a top-of-mind in carrying out the activity. PCAF, as the sole policy agency that fosters participatory A&F development processes, continuously aims to unite the extensive A&F sector in an archipelagic continue reading…
The Central Luzon Region’s Participatory Monitoring and Tracking (PMT) team Along with the Monitoring and Evaluation Section Staff of PCAF ), conducted monitoring of the Department of Agriculture (DA)-funded programs and projects in Bulacan on September 14 to 17, 2021. The team monitored 26 projects in Malolos City and in the municipalities of Balagtas, Baliwag continue reading…
In a recent report from the Romblon Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) monitoring team, it was revealed that there was a stable supply of live hogs in the province as a result of the issuance and implementation of an executive order (EO) from the office of Governor Jose Riano early this year. The team, continue reading…
Private sector-partners from the National Banner Program Committee (NBPC) on Poultry, Livestock and Corn (PLC) joined top officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its bureaus and attached agencies in the launching of the first National Livestock and Poultry Month on October 4, 2021 at the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) dome in Quezon continue reading…
UPDATED. In a report by the Palawan Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) monitoring team on the Department of Agriculture (DA)- funded projects in the province, the team found out that there are projects that were delivered but are no longer functioning due to either high operational costs or fuel. PAFC Palawan conducted participatory monitoring continue reading…
