Thirty policy resolutions were crafted in response to the pressing issues and concerns in the local scene during the 2nd Visayas-wide Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Summit on September 12 to 14, 2018. The two-day summit gathered some 60 AFC participants from Western, Central and Eastern Visayas to identify and discuss critical issues besetting the continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) conducted the fourth leg of its Areawide Participatory Planning Workshop on October 10-12, 2018 in Tagaytay City to review the Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) performances for the past two years, identify gaps and issues, and set strategies to improve processes. The activity was also conducted to continue reading…
A group of Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) from Davao Occidental and Davao del Sur discusses clear-cut problem identification and proper prioritization of issues that affect the agricultural and fishery sector in Davao Region during the Competency Advancement on Policymaking and Engagement for AFC (AFC-CAPE) in Davao City. Forty-one AFC members from Davao City, Davao continue reading…
Over 60 Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) members from Eastern Visayas and MIMAROPA (Mindoro [Oriental and Occidental], Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) increased their understanding on policymaking and engagement through trainings in July and August. The training was initiated by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), in partnership with University of the Philippines’ (UP) continue reading…
Farm-to-market roads (FMR) comprised more than 30% of 149 programs and projects evaluated by the members of participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) team from September 17 to 24, 2018 in five provinces and one city of Davao Region. Six monitoring groups from the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and private-sector stakeholders of the continue reading…
Aimed to abreast PCAF women partners and other stakeholders on women empowerment and gender equality, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), through its Gender and Development (GAD) Focal System organized a policy forum on September 20, 2018 at Apacible Conference Hall A in Diliman, Quezon City. Initiated by the Policy Development and Coordination continue reading…
Monitoring staff of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and the volunteer-partners of the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) convened for an exit conference on September 3, 2018 at Apacible Conference Hall B in Quezon City. The conference, aimed to discuss the findings and recommendations on the projects monitored and evaluated, was a continue reading…
To avoid the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Philippines, the hog raisers met with the Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on September 3, 2018 at Apacible Conference Room in Quezon City, to recommend ways to ensure the disease will not reach the country. According to the report from the continue reading…
