As observed annually, Philippine Agricultural Attaches made their return to the country as they provided updates and relevant information regarding Philippine agriculture exports and trade during FY 2019 before concerned stakeholders during the PCAF-Committee on International Trade’s 4th Quarter meeting for the year on December 17, 2019. Participated in by agricultural diplomats assigned in the continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) collaborates with the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Field Operations Service for the conduct of the National Rice Industry Stakeholders Conference on November 25-26, 2019 at the Iloilo Convention Center in Iloilo City. The conference was held in response to the resolution of PCAF-Committee on Food Staples urging the continue reading…
As an expression of support to the Department of Agriculture’s twin objectives of “Masaganang Ani” at “Mataas na Kita”, members of the National Sectoral and Strategic Concerns Committees (NSSCCs), and of the various Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) were in attendance during the 2019 National Food Security Summit on October 29-30, 2019 at the Land continue reading…
Coming off the heels of a successful surveillance audit in which the agency passed with flying colors, selected employees of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) took part in a three-day training course for Auditing ISO 9001:2015 QMS on October 22-25, 2019 at Apacible Conference Room B. Conducted by a team from the continue reading…
In relation to its conferment of an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) accreditation a year ago, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) has been awarded a Certificate of Recognition by the Government Quality Management Committee (GQMC) on October 24, 2019 during the 7th Recognition Ceremony and Public Sector Quality and Productivity Improvement continue reading…
Two gender-responsive activities were organized by the Gender and Development Focal Point System (GAD FPS) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) at the Apacible Conference Room A, Diliman, Quezon City on October 18 and 21, 2019. These activities, a theater play on mental health and bullying and a forum on gender equality, continue reading…
Rubber stakeholders appealed to intensify government support in providing better loan and grant programs that will help bring quality rubber planting materials and processing equipment at the National Rubber Stakeholders’ Summit in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato on September 16 to 19, 2019. With the theme “Harnessing Public-Private Partnership Towards Sustainable Rubber Industry”, the Summit brought continue reading…
If a rubber farm was optimized to improve the latex production and increase the income of its farmers and tappers using an “improved” technology, what would it looks like? This is what Alfonso Jack Sandique showed to the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF)- Knowledge Management Team during an interview right in the middle of continue reading…
