The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries welcomed new members of its workforce as three development management officers (DMO) took an oath in August and in September 2024. Joshua Solomon was promoted as DMO II while Jairra Maala and Fraulein Claire Ronquillo were hired as DMO II and DMO I, respectively. Solomon, Maala, and Ronquillo continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) has concluded the monitoring and validation for the operations of the accredited agricultural and fisheries (A&F) machinery and equipment suppliers in Central Luzon on September 24 to 27, 2024. Under the National Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Assemblers, Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors, and Dealers Accreditation and Classification (NAMDAC), A&F continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) recently concluded the pilot implementation of a Capstone Project that aims to strengthen the engagement of the agency’s private sector-partners in the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of rice farm machinery in Camarines Norte on September 1 to 7, 2024. PCAF, in partnership with the Department continue reading…
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) introduced a new and improved hospital and medical program aimed at providing comprehensive healthcare services to coconut farmers. This significant development was announced during the third regular meeting of the National Sectoral Committee on Coconut on September 10, 2024. “Ito yung bunga ng consultations natin sa mga farmer, na hindi continue reading…
“As we reflect on the achievements and challenges in the past months, we seek your invaluable insights to shape our future direction. We have to chart a course or plan for 2025 and focus on what our region specifically needs,” said Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) OIC Deputy Executive Director (OIC DED) Cyril continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) brought together key players in the corn and feed crops industry for a two-day encounter meeting in Isabela. The event, held on August 28-29, 2024 in Ilagan, Isabela, aimed to strengthen collaboration between two of PCAF’s consultative bodies—the National Sectoral Committee on Corn and Feed Crops (NSC continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) recently convened stakeholders from both the public and the private sectors for a series of assessments aimed at enhancing the local agricultural machinery and infrastructure industries. Held from August 5 to 9, 2024 in Baguio City, the back-to-back midyear performance reviews of the National Agricultural and Fisheries continue reading…
A team composed of Department of Agriculture-Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (DA-CPES) evaluators successfully completed the assessment of four agricultural infrastructure projects in the Ilocos Region amidst the onslaught of Super Typhoon Carina last July 22-26, 2024. Led by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), the evaluation team thoroughly inspected the progress of the continue reading…
