Quezon City, Philippines – In a significant development for the Philippine agriculture and fisheries sector, the Philippine Council of Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) convened on October 13, 2023, to discuss agricultural policy resolutions arising from the Luzon Cluster’s AFC Congress earlier this year. In June continue reading…
PCAF facilitates participatory monitoring and tracking of DA Projects in CALABARZON
Together with its Agricultural Fishery Councils (AFCs) and Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-RFO) representatives, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) facilitated the participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) of DA-funded projects in CALABARZON on April 11-14, 2023. The PMT Team, led by the PCAF-Monitoring and Evaluation Section and CALABARZON Regional AFC Chairperson continue reading…
Luzon AFCs to focus on strengthened engagement in policy formulation, PAP monitoring, and fund utilization in 2023
More than 90 Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) from Luzon proposed to strengthen private sector engagement in policy formulation, monitoring of programs, activities and projects (PAP), and fund utilization during the 2022 Luzon Participatory Performance Review and Planning Workshop on November 9 to 11, 2022 in Angeles, Pampanga. Several proposals were suggested during the three-day continue reading…
PCAF holds Luzon-wide agri-fishery congress
More than 150 delegates joined the Luzon-wide Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Congress held in General Trias, Cavite, on September 5 to 7, 2022. The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF), in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office CALABARZON, gathered the regional and provincial AFC Chairpersons, RAFC Executive Officers, Coordinators, and continue reading…
South Luzon AFCs on agri-fishery production loss due to ASF and climate change
With the rising losses in agriculture and fisheries production due to climate change and the African Swine Fever (ASF), the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) held the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Luzon B Congress on August 18, 2021. Luzon B is composed of CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), MIMAROPA (Occidental continue reading…