Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) nationwide conducted elections during the whole month of July 2019 for the installation of a new set of officers who shall serve as the farmers and fisherfolk’s representation in various agricultural-based activities in their localities. Supervised by the respective AFC and Department of Agriculture- Regional Field Offices (DA-RFOs) in their continue reading…
Members of the National Sectoral and Strategic Concerns Committees (NSSCCs) and newly-elected Chairpersons of the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) acknowledged the significant contributions of outgoing Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on August 13, 2019 in Quezon City. Through the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), a special meeting was held after the turnover continue reading…
In line with the pressing issues concerning the status of the country’s main staple in the market, rice farmers, traders, millers, and other stakeholders of the rice industry convened for a dialogue with Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol on July 16, 2019 at Apacible Conference Room A, DA-PCAF Building in Quezon City. Also involving representatives continue reading…
With the objective of enhancing the capacities of Agricultural and Fishery Councils’(AFCs) coordinators and officers of Catanduanes Province in the areas of procedural concerns, advocacy to broaden stakeholder engagement in consultative and feedback mechanism and other policy-related issues towards crafting of sound policies for the agri-fishery sector, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) continue reading…
Aiming to manage and develop individual potentials to improve team performance, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fishery (PCAF) engaged Civil Service Commission (CSC) Field Director Fe Lacaba to discuss the Performance Monitoring and Coaching Style of the Strategic Performance and Monitoring System on July 12, 2019 at the Apacible Conference Room, Diliman, Quezon City. continue reading…
A total of 73 newly recruited Agricultural and Fisheries Council (AFC) members pledged commitment during the island-wide orientations in April and May to help the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) in agriculture and fisheries development through participation and relevant discussions which would result into crafting of sound continue reading…
In observation of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF) 6th anniversary, the agency’s management and staff gathered on June 26, 2019 to commemorate the said milestone thru a series of activities. Kicking-off with a Thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Fr. Joseph Buslon, it was followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Executive Director Sarah continue reading…
Almost 200 coconut stakeholders from the private and government sectors participated in the 1st National Coconut Summit held on June 20, 2019 at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Lopez Convention Hall in Quezon City. The summit, a collaboration between the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), continue reading…
