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Coffee Growers’ Summit involves local farmers to strengthen coffee industry

Posted on July 31, 2018

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…

Coffee farmers voice out challenges at National Coffee Summit

Posted on April 20, 2016

The National Coffee Summit has paved the way to discuss the most pressing concerns of coffee farmers, traders and other stakeholders. The two-day event, organized by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) together with its Coffee Industry Development Sub-Committee, gathered about 200 participants on April 14 to 15, 2016 at the Department of continue reading…

Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries

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#PCAFKUD | IN LINE WITH the mainstreaming of Gender and Development (GAD) in the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) program, activities and projects, the agency conducted a virtual Knowledge Unloading Day (KUD) on the study “Enhancing Gender Outcomes of Different Rice Related Agencies through Gender Analysis of Rice Supply Chain and Advocacies” on June 30, 2022. The KUD, which is also part of the ninth anniversary of PCAF, highlighted the gender analysis study which looked into the role of women in the rice supply chain and reviewed GAD-related programs and performance as it aims to contribute to enhancing GAD plans, budgeting, and utilization of rice related agencies. Rice Watch Action Network Executive Director and National Banner Program Committee on Rice Chairperson Hazel Tanchuling presented the results of the study. It focused on the aspirations of women rice farmers relating to their various spheres, like family, community, organization, and the rice industry itself.The study identified urgent gender issues such as the need for more focus on women farmers belonging to indigenous groups, the need to promote comprehensive gender-sensitive policies, services, and programs and the importance of women’s participation and leadership in policy making. Dir. Tanchuling also emphasized the importance of studies like the gender analysis of the rice supply chain and advocacies in improving policies and programs in the agriculture sector. According to her, gender analysis tools could help in identifying existing gender gaps that plague the agriculture sector. GAD Focal Persons of the OneDA family, members of the national and regional Agricultural and Fishery Councils, and various PCAF employees attended the KUD. PCAF has been conducting KUDs regularly to institutionalize a learning culture within and among PCAF staff and stakeholders.Visit www.pcaf.da.gov.ph for more stories.Text and screenshot by Sergio Manuel Arguilla ... See MoreSee Less

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