Committee on Int’l Trade discusses MC12 outcomes, updates on Ph fisheries import and export

In its third quarter meeting on July 12, 2022, the Committee on International Trade discussed the outcomes of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on June 12-17, 2022. Ministers, representing WTO’s 164 members, reviewed the multilateral trading system and made statements for taking action on the future efforts of WTO. continue reading…

NBPC on PLC recommends National Biosecurity Protocol; calls for stronger protection against transboundary animal diseases

The National Banner Program Committee on Poultry, Livestock, and Corn (NBPC on PLC) recommended the crafting of a National Biosecurity Protocol and the establishment of DA quarantine facilities for imported animals to strengthen the country鈥檚 protection against transboundary animal diseases in their meeting on June 30, 2022.聽 The National Biosecurity Protocol would aid in addressing continue reading…

NBPC on Rice recommends harmonizing rice classification system of gov鈥檛 agencies

With its mandate of developing and prescribing uniform standards and classification in generating official statistics, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recommended the Department of Agriculture (DA) to conduct a study on rice classification in relation to the implementation of Republic Act No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). This aims to better capture and continue reading…

CAFMech Task Force on Registration discusses updates on PhilMech and BAFE鈥檚 Management Information Systems harmonization

The Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) Task Force on the Registration of Ownership of Agri-Fisheries (A&F) Machinery and Equipment discussed developments on the harmonization of the Management Information Systems (MIS) used for A&F Machinery and Equipment registration in a blended meeting on May 31, 2022. The MIS harmonization was proposed by the Committee during continue reading…

NBPC on HVC-Fiber Crops discusses urgent industry issues; recommends Task Force to monitor abaca-related malpractices

In its second quarter meeting on May 25, 2022, the National Banner Program Committee on High-Value Crops 鈥 Fiber Crops (NBPC on HVC-Fiber Crops), discussed updates on industry issues like the supplemental budget proposal for the local government units to support local fiber production, the institutionalization of an abaca model farm, and improving the production continue reading…