The Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) formally welcomed new Agricultural and Fishery Council members (AFCs) from Luzon A, Luzon B and Visayas, and Mindanao A and B clusters through an online orientation on September 29, October 6, and 8, 2020, respectively. This is in line with PCAF’s pursuit towards inclusive, innovative, and participatory continue reading…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) of Cagayan Valley Region went through the participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) activities of the Department of Agriculture (DA) programs and projects using innovative schemes. The PMT took place on October 6 to 9, 2020. Instead of the usual cross posting scheme among three continue reading…
Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) Acting Executive Director Dr. Liza Battad met 46 children-beneficiaries of the Supplemental Milk Feeding Program during the program’s graduation ceremony on September 30, 2020 in Talavera, Nueva Ecija. The milk feeding program is the product of the partnership agreement between PCAF and Nueva Ecija Federation of Dairy Carabao continue reading…
In a continuous call to support local coffee farmers, the National Banner Program Committee (NBPC) on High Value Crops-Coffee and Cacao warned the public to be cautious in buying coffee products which are imported but are being passed on as locally produced or unknown of origin. “Imported coffees are labelled as Benguet, Sagada, Kalinga and continue reading…
Agriculture Secretary William Dar expressed his full support to the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in helping the Department co-implement its food security thrusts by addressing policy issues and concerns on the accreditation processes. “With the help of the CSO partners in ensuring effective and efficient implementation of Department of Agriculture’s (DA) food security thrusts, I continue reading…
Agriculture Secretary William Dar recently signed Department of Agriculture (DA) Special Order No. 558 that creates a joint committee that will harmonize swine industry-related data that could be used by policymakers and industry players, as well as the public as references for important decisions in managing emerging animal diseases especially during outbreaks. “The creation of continue reading…
In celebration of the International Youth Day, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) highlighted the importance of strong youth engagement in agri-fishery decision-making processes at the second part of the launching of the Agricultural and Fishery Youthpreneur Council (AFYC) on August 12, 2020. More than 50 youth leaders from different regions joined PCAF’s continue reading…
Day after his first anniversary as the Department Secretary, Agriculture Chief William Dar led the National Agriculture and Fisheries (NAF) Council meeting on August 6, 2020 and consulted more than 30 council members on the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Plan and Budget Proposal (PBP). The NAF Council, chaired by the DA continue reading…
