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…
When the “perfect storm” hit the country in 2020, Agriculture Secretary William Dar emphasized the significant contributions of the agri-fishery private sector-partners in achieving a modest growth of one percent in the sector. During the 6th National Agriculture and Fisheries Volunteers’ Day Celebration on January 7, 2021, the Agriculture Chief once again appealed to the continue reading…
Poultry (Broiler) and Feed Crops industry stakeholders conducted a video conference on April 14 to discuss the confronting issues amidst the COVID-19. The stakeholders will discuss about the: 1. Adequacy of supply 2. Movement from farm to market 3. Checkpoint blockage vs DA food pass 4. Market price vs price act 5. Adequacy of continue reading…
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, PCAF gathered on April 6, 2020 its private stakeholders and concerned DA officials in a video conference to discuss confronting issues in the swine industry and provide possible solutions. Here are the following agenda: 1. Adequacy of supply of pork (decreasing sow level) 2. Movement from farm to market (issuance continue reading…
Farm-to-market roads (FMR) comprised more than 30% of 149 programs and projects evaluated by the members of participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) team from September 17 to 24, 2018 in five provinces and one city of Davao Region. Six monitoring groups from the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) and private-sector stakeholders of the continue reading…
More than a hundred local coffee growers from different regions gathered in a summit on July 3 to 5, 2018 in General Santos City to understand the current state of the industry and come up with appropriate policy recommendations that would improve the industry across the value chain. Funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture continue reading…
