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Farmers, fishers take spotlight as food security frontliners (repost)

Posted on May 27, 2020

Author: DA Communications Group | 27 May 2020 The Department of Agriculture (DA) kicked off the yearly Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month celebration and launch of the Plant, Plant, Plant program by recognizing outstanding farmers and fisherfolk, ceremonial planting of mango and aromatic dwarf coconut, and inspection of aquaponics prototypes, on May 26, 2020 at continue reading…

Agriculture to play key role in Covid-19 recovery efforts (repost)

Posted on May 26, 2020

Author: DA Communications Group | 26 May 2020 The country’s agriculture sector is expected to play a major role in pursuing a socio-economic response framework to the Covid-19 pandemic recovery efforts. “For us to rise stronger from this Covid-19 crisis, the government must encourage the development of an agriculture-driven economy,” said Agriculture Secretary William continue reading…

Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries

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#PCAFConsultation | THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS Authority (PSA) and the National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops (NBPC on HVC) - Fiber Crops reviewed existing data on abaca and discussed recommendations to reconcile actual export statistics with reported data on abaca in their special meeting on May 25, 2022. PSA presented the current International Merchandise Trade Statistics on abaca, which are used to formulate regional, national, and international trade policies. PSA also suggested to the NBPC on HVC-Fiber Crops that when declaring exports, they need to be more detailed in their commodity descriptions, especially on abaca fiber grades, for more accurate analysis and reporting.The members of the Committee then recommended measures to improve uniformity in coding trade data and suggestions in data construction, collection, and methodology. They also suggested more focus on processed abaca products, which consist 95.2% of total abaca exports. Currently, there are five types of fiber being exported: pulp, raw fiber, cordage, fabric, and yarn. The Committee passed a resolution recommending to the Department of Agriculture the creation of a Task Force that would harmonize the existing statistical data on abaca and other fiber crops, which would be acceptable and recognized by all concerned agencies and offices.Visit www.pcaf.da.gov.ph for more stories.Text and screenshot by Sergio Manuel Arguilla#OneDA#mobilizationandempowermentofpartners ... See MoreSee Less

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