PCAF Initiatives during COVID-19 ECQ: RAFC Visayas Cluster Meeting
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) facilitated the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Visayas Cluster through video conference on May 13, 2020 to discuss the agriculture and fisheries sector issues and concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Together with PCAF concerned employees, RAFC officials and members talked about the following: 1. Unhampered continue reading…
PAFC Zamboanga del Sur provides agri-fishery products this Ramadan
Just in time for the start of Ramadan, the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Agricultural and Fishery Council (PAFC) gathered some of its AFC members to supply agri-fishery products for the Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita program in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur on April 23 to 24, 2020. The two-day activity was part of the Department continue reading…
Rice supply adequate for 2020 (repost)
Author: DA Communications Group | 12 May 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) reassures the public that the country’s rice supply is adequate for the entire year with a comfortable level of inventory. “Going into the lean months and onto December 31, 2020, we have enough supply of food, and that includes our major continue reading…
Vietnam resumes rice exports to Phl, ASEAN countries (repost)
Author: DA Communications Group | 11 May 2020 The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has resumed rice exports to the Philippines and other members of ASEAN to maintain adequate food supply in the region and cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. “We welcome the decision by Vietnam to resume its rice export policy and taking into continue reading…
PCAF Initiatives during COVID-19 ECQ: Presentation of “Offdock container yard One-Stop-Solution”
Department of Agriculture’s (DA) regulatory agencies, led by DA Undersecretary for Operations and Chairperson of DA COVID-19 Food Resiliency Task Force, Engr. Ariel T. Cayanan, gathered on May 8, 2020 in a video conference to study and give comments to AgriLogistics Solutions, Inc.’s proposal called “Offdock container yard One-Stop-Solution”. The proposal aims to address the continue reading…
DA offers quality, affordable fish via ‘isDA on the go’ and ‘Seafood Kadiwa’ (repost)
Author: DA Communications Group | 8 May 2020 To bring quality and affordable fish and fishery products to residents in Metro Manila and other urban areas in the country, amid the community quarantine due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Agriculture (DA) conducts complementary initiatives under the “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita” marketing continue reading…
Phl agri-fishery exports up by 12% in Q1 (repost)
Author: DA Communications Group | 9 May 2020 Exports of agriculture and fishery products provided the bright spot to the otherwise bleak picture of the country’s trade numbers. The Department of Agriculture said export shipments of agri-fishery products from January to March 2020 grew by 12 percent (%) to $1.31 billion (B), from $1.17 continue reading…
