CAFMech Task Force on PNS/PABES reviews draft standards of various machinery equipment, focuses on PH coconut mechanization

The Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) Task Force on the Identification and Prioritization of Philippine National Standards (PNS)/Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Standards (PABES) for Development, Review and Revision convened on May 2, 2022 to discuss various proposals on the development and amendment of PNS for agri-fisheries machinery and equipment. The Task Force continue reading…

Committee on Int’l Trade intensifies efforts against smuggling

In the special meeting of the Committee on International Trade (CIT) on April 26, 2022, Assistant Secretary for the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Wide Field Inspectorate Federico Laciste, Jr. reported the recent anti-smuggling operations conducted by the Sub-Task Group on Economic Intelligence (STG-IE) in key areas. The team concentrated in Navotas, Divisoria, Malabon, Bulacan, Quezon, Subic continue reading…

Western Visayas gears for PCAF-led evaluation of performance of constructors of DA infra projects for 2022

The Constructor’s Performance Evaluators (CPEs) team conducted an evaluation of constructors performance of infrastructure projects in Western Visayas on April 4 to 8, 2022. Led by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), the team was composed of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Offices (RFOs) in MIMAROPA, Eastern Visayas, and members of continue reading…

DA-PCAF highlights AFCs’ efforts in finding solutions beyond limits on the 7th NVD

Recognizing the efforts of its nationwide volunteer-partners towards the development of the agriculture and fisheries sector, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), the policy-making agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), celebrated the 7th National Agriculture and Fisheries Volunteers’ Day, with the theme “AFCs Finding Solutions beyond Limits” on March 24, 2022. The continue reading…

AFC Emeriti, Pillars and other awardees honored on 7th NVD

The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conferred on March 24, 2022 the highest title to the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC), both national and regional, who have served more than a decade and have provided noteworthy contributions in the development and strengthening of Philippine agriculture. The awarding of Chairperson Emeritus and Pillar of continue reading…