NSC-PL, AFC Region 4B pushes stronger biosecurity, swine repopulation, market support

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN — Strengthening swine repopulation and biosecurity, improving farmgate price and market monitoring, developing post-harvest and processing facilities, and enhancing livestock industry data were among the key recommendations generated during the National Sectoral Committee on Poultry and Livestock (NSC-PL) and Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Region 4B Collaborative Dialogue-Meeting held on August continue reading…

National, regional stakeholders meet in Nueva Vizcaya to address challenges in lowland vegetable industry

NUEVA VIZCAYA, PHILIPPINES — To strengthen agricultural productivity, safeguard market stability, and uplift the lowland vegetable industry, the ºÚÁÏÍø, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office II (DA-RFO II) and the Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya, organized a two-day Stakeholder Engagement in Lowland Vegetables. Held in continue reading…

PCAF reviews CPES midyear  implementation, advances procurement reforms 

The ºÚÁÏÍø, the implementing unit of the Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (CPES), convened stakeholders for the CPES Midyear  Performance Review from July 29–31, 2026, in Tanza, Cavite, to assess the system’s implementation, address operational challenges, and reinforce its role in promoting transparency, accountability, and quality assurance in Department of continue reading…

NSC-CFC, RAFC VIII dialogue in Tacloban yields recommendations to strengthen corn sector

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte — Low productivity, climate risk, and costly inputs continue to weigh on the country’s corn and feed crop farmers — concerns that took center stage as national and regional stakeholders met here July 28-30 for a three-day policy dialogue. The gathering, convened by PCAF’s Policy Development and Coordination Division, brought together the continue reading…

NAMDAC gathers nationwide input to finalize revised accreditation guidelines

  The National Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Assemblers, Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors, and Dealers Accreditation and Classification (NAMDAC) Board gathered more than 120 stakeholders from across the country to refine the proposed Revised NAMDAC Guidelines during a hybrid consultation held from July 14 to 16, 2026, in Quezon City.   Representatives from the Department of Agriculture continue reading…

Building monitoring capacities: AFC members trained on participatory M&E under the Sagip Saka framework

The ºÚÁÏÍø, through its Partnership Development Division – Capacity Development Section (PDD-CDS), has launched a series of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) Trainings designed to build the capacity of Consultative Body (CB) members in effectively tracking and assessing agriculture and fisheries programs nationwide. The inaugural batch of the PM&E continue reading…

NSC-PL adopts resolutions boosting livestock and poultry protection, rabies control, and veterinary services

For its 2nd quarter regular meeting on May 20, 2026, the National Sectoral Committee on Poultry and Livestock (NSC-PL) adopted key resolutions to protect the local livestock and poultry industry, strengthen animal disease control, expand veterinary services, and increase support for rabies prevention. Presided over by NSC-PL Chairperson Arnulfo Frontuna, the meeting gathered over 65 continue reading…

Apipa Cabaro: The woman who grows communities

The morning air in Barangay Rogongon carries the scent of earth and medicinal herbs. Here, among the upland fields and the quiet rhythms of Indigenous life, a group of women tend to their gardens — not just as farmers, but as entrepreneurs, as providers, as people who finally have a stake in their own futures. continue reading…