Over 100 national and regional stakeholders gathered for the National Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Summit 2025, held on November 25–28, 2025, to advance mechanization, irrigation, and infrastructure development in the agriculture and fisheries sector. Spearheaded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) through its National Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) and continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) laid the groundwork for a six-year strategic plan, concluding a three-day workshop on May 7 to 9, 2025 in General Trias, Cavite. Over 60 PCAF employees convened to assess the agency’s current operations and forge a dynamic plan for Fiscal Year 2026 to 2031. The strategic planning continue reading…
“Think, refocus, and align our efforts to the goals and targets based on the Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary’s thrusts and priorities, anchored on ‘Para sa Masaganang Bagong Pilipinas’ 2024-2028 Plan”. This was the message of Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) OIC Deputy Executive Director Cyril Soliaban as he encouraged the agency’s officials continue reading…
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…
Six groups of the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Chairpersons and representatives from the Eastern Visayas Region joined the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) in a participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) activity on September 25 to 29, 2023. The PMT teams visited more than 90 Department of Agriculture- (DA) funded projects and programs continue reading…
The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries continues to spread valuable news and information on agricultural policies and stakeholder engagement as it took part in the 6th Bicol Agri Summit held last July 27-29, 2023 in Pili, Camarines Sur. Through PCAF’s Knowledge Management Section, various information, education and communication (IEC) materials were disseminated at the continue reading…
Representatives from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) paid a courtesy visit to PCAF last June 19, 2023 to discuss the status as well as the ways forward in the utilization of the Grant Assistance for the Food Security Project for Underprivileged Farmers (2KR) funds. “We are happy to meet our counterparts in PCAF,” said continue reading…
“Use the remaining five and a half months to adjust and accomplish our targets. Dapat by November, halos tapos na tayo sa ating mga targets and have already utilized our budget to better serve our clienteles.” This is the reminder of PCAF Executive Director Nestor Domenden to the agency’s officials and employees during continue reading…
To ensure that agriculture programs are effectively carried out, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) enjoins interested civil society organizations (CSOs) to register themselves and get accredited as partners of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the co-implementation of programs, projects and activities. Accredited CSOs become either implementing partners or beneficiaries of the continue reading…
The Philippines and Japan kicked off the implementation of a five-year project that aims to improve the vegetable value chain in the country. In a meeting on August 31, 2022, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) joined the Department of Agriculture- Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance (DA-AMAS) Service and the Japan International Cooperation Agency continue reading…
Almost 200 participants from the Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs), both from the national and local levels, and representatives from the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) attended the Joint 2021 First Semester Major Final Output (MFO) Validation Party on July 8, 2021. The online assembly, spearheaded by the Planning, Monitoring and Knowledge Management continue reading…
