Aiming to further improve the capacities of the Agricultural and Fishery Councils’ (AFCs) officers and coordinators in terms of policy-related issues, the Partnership Development Division-Capacity Development Section (PDD-CDS) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) in partnership with the Center for Leadership, Citizenship, and Democracy (CLCD) of the University of the Philippines’ National continue reading…
PCAF Employees convene towards a more enhanced Agency Performance Management System
In line with optimizing the agency’s management system towards effectively delivering its mandate for the local agriculture and fishery sector, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted a two-day workshop for the enhancement and harmonization of rating scale for Division and Individual Performance Commitment and Review (DPCR and IPCR) forms, and orientation on continue reading…
2019 Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month fetes the Filipino Agri-Fishery Worker
With the theme “Magsasaka’t Mangingisdang Pilipino, Saludo ang Buong Bansa sa Sipag, Tibay, at Lakas Ninyo,” which acknowledges the noteworthy qualities of the country’s agri-fishery workers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched the 2019 Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month on May 6, 2019 at the DA Central Office. As part of the opening ceremony, several continue reading…
RAFC Chairpersons renew commitment as DA Regional Execs thru 2019 Farmer-Director program
With the aim of enhancing collaboration between the government and private sector, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has designated anew Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Chairpersons as Executive Directors of DA Regional Field Offices (DA-RFOs) for the whole of May 2019. This is in line with the DA’s Memorandum Order issued last March 2017 continue reading…
PCAF SCs and PWDs Committee empowers its members with livelihood training
In a bid to facilitate alternative livelihood opportunities to the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ Senior Citizen and Person with Disability (PCAF SC and PWD) employees, its SCs and PWDs Committee conducted a livelihood training on cacao seedling identification and propagation on April 12, 2019 in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. Attended by 19 SC and continue reading…
Revised guidelines on search for outstanding AFCs now on PCAF website
The revised guidelines on the Search for the Outstanding Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Chairpersons and Secretariat-Coordinators was already posted on the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF) website The rationale, objectives, scope, qualification, and criteria for evaluation were included in the guidelines. The search is an annual activity of PCAF that aims to continue reading…
Strategic arrangements highlights PDD operational meeting
Gearing towards accomplishing key activities for the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), the Partnership Development Division (PDD) conducted its annual operational meeting on March 6-7, 2019 in Orani, Bataan. The two-day gathering focused on improving the division’s accomplishment by presenting deliverables and strategies and refining the responsibilities of regional-based coordinators. PDD Chief Elgie continue reading…
PCAF joins Iloilo Agri & Livestock Expo 2019
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), through the Planning, Monitoring, and Knowledge Management Division-Knowledge Management Section, participated in the 2nd Iloilo Agriculture and Livestock Expo organized by the CMB Events and Promotion Specialist Inc. The expo was held on March 21-23, 2019 at the Iloilo Convention Center and featured technologies used for farming, continue reading…