Agriculture Secretary William Dar led the inauguration ceremony of the Crop Biotechnology Center (CBC) on September 30, 2021 in the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. “The amount of investment we have poured into this state-of-the-art facility is our first line of defense against hunger. The challenge on continue reading…
In the last National Food Security Summit (NFSS) on May 18-19, 2021, the Department of Agriculture (DA) saw the effectiveness of engaging a wide range of stakeholders in harnessing participation of the agriculture and fishery value chain players. Through the issuance of a Special Order No. 654, s. 2021, DA created the Agriculture and Fishery continue reading…
Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) from Visayas regions, together with the Department of Agriculture (DA) officials and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries, (PCAF) had their 4th AFC Visayas Congress on September 7, 2021, through a blended approach. The event is an information-sharing platform for the AFCs where they can engage in meaningful discussions on continue reading…
Elvin Jerome Laceda is one of the emerging names in the agriculture industry. A social technopreneur, a young farmer, and a lifelong student. He is also known as the face and Chief Executive Officer of RiceUp Farmers, Inc., an award-winning social enterprise which promotes equitable use of food resources that empowers farmers through training, help continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) intensified its efforts in promoting transparency on government procurement processes by organizing a comprehensive training on Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act and its 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations on August 9 to13, 2021. This five-day activity was also in line with the continue reading…
The Regional and Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC and PAFC) monitoring team in Central Luzon conducted Participatory Monitoring and Tracking of DA – funded programs and projects on August 17- 19, 2021 in Tarlac. Bayani S. Dela Cruz, Chairperson of PAFC Tarlac, together with Bessie P. Lasquite, PAFC Coordinator, led both the monitoring and continue reading…
PRESS RELEASE The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of food security, food-related business, self-sufficiency and urban farming. Today, farming and agriculture have become viable business opportunities known as agripreneurship. This concept proved to be a major draw among the younger generation to invest in a future in agriculture and fisheries-related enterprises. Giving access to dialogues continue reading…
With farmers gradually moving away from rubber cultivation due to prolonged low prices of natural rubber (NR), the National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops-Rubber deliberated on a sustainable price mechanism (SPM) during its third quarter meeting on September 13, 2021. The Department of Trade and Industry-Zamboanga Peninsula noted that SPM could help mitigate continue reading…
