Local Onion Growers for National Economic and Trade – Agriculture Cooperative (LOGNET-AC) members met with Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol on November 29, 2016 at Apacible Hall in Quezon City to address the issue on the massive importation of onions in the Philippines. Organized by PCAF, the special meeting aimed to discuss continue reading…
More than 70 Job Orders (JOs) of PCAF joined the challenge to support gender balance environment through a series of trainings on November 2016. Thirty-two JOs signed up on the first batch of the Gender-based Effectiveness Skills Training (G-BEST) on November 21 to 22, while 40 JOs participated on the second batch on November 24 continue reading…
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol recently conveyed the department’s agenda to the National Sectoral Committees (NSCs) and Strategic Concerns Committees officers and the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) chairpersons in a meeting. More than 30 NSC and RAFC officers gathered on November 17, 2016 at DA-PCAF Apacible Conference Room A in Quezon City. As continue reading…
To further improve the competency of land and labor force through farm mechanization in the Philippines, PCAF recently spearheaded the National Consultation on the Draft Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Program (NAFMP). Representatives from concerned Department of Agriculture (DA) offices, bureaus and attached agencies, government agencies, state universities and colleges, and private sectors gathered on November continue reading…
PCAF together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) participated in the informal consultation for the drafting of United Nations’ (UN) resolution relative to sustainable fisheries on November 7 to 15, 2016 at the UN Headquarters in New York City. It was attended by BFAR Assistant Director Drusila Esther Bayate, BFAR’s legal officer continue reading…
PCAF, with its Advisory Special Bodies (ASBs) such as National Sectoral Committees (NSCs) and Strategic Concerns Committee, and Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs), conducted a review of their performances for the three quarters and identified strategies to accomplish remaining targets. NSC Chairpersons, Regional AFC (RAFC) Chairpersons and Coordinators, Regional Executive Coordinators, PCAF officers and staff continue reading…
PCAF conducted the third leg of its cluster-wide consultation on rice QR on October 5, 2016 at Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center, Iloilo City to discuss the impending expiration of the waiver on the special treatment on rice in 2017. The consultation primarily aims to present the policy options that the government may take continue reading…
Months after the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) elections in the regional, provincial and municipal level, PCAF- Partnership Development Division (PDD) announced the complete list of the newly elected set of officers for the year 2016 to 2019. According to PCAF-PDD, “the elections were generally successful. However some areas experienced delays of schedule because they continue reading…
