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…
How LGUs’ support empowers private sector participation in agri-fishery sector
In the series of interviews with the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) officers and members of the Bicol Region and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) for the Lakbay Panayam, there is one thing in common. It is the support of the local chief executives (LCE) and the local government units (LGU) to the Philippine Council for continue reading…
PCAF hosts knowledge-sharing on Mandanas-Garcia Ruling
In preparation for the full devolution of Mandanas-Garcia ruling in 2022, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), through the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF) knowledge-sharing activity, clarified concerns on the prioritization of the agri-fishery sector, discontinued projects and programs, and affected employees. The two-part online session was joined by more than 300 continue reading…
Sec. Piñol consults CPLFC in AI measure assessment, plans 5-year Poultry Roadmap
After Avian Influenza (AI) undermined the Philippine poultry industry in August 2017, the industry is slowly recovering its loss in time for the Holiday season. A report from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), published in BusinessMirror, showed that the average farm gate price of broiler chicken, as of October 16, has reached PhP92.07 per continue reading…
Nat’l Consultative Workshop streamlines guidelines on planning, implementation and monitoring of FMR projects
A national consultative workshop was conducted on July 19 to 20, 2017 to harmonize all the guidelines on the planning, implementation and monitoring of the Farm-to-Market Road (FMR) program. The two-day consultative workshop was a result of a Resolution passed by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF)- Agriculture and Fishery Mechanization Committee (AFMeC), continue reading…