The Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (CAFMech) identified the need to harmonize the local and national policies on the delivery of agri-fishery products, machinery and equipment during their special meeting on January 27, 2022. The Department of Agriculture-Field Operations Service (DA-FOS) previously issued Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) passes to suppliers for the unhampered delivery continue reading…
The Philippines鈥� total agricultural trade reached USD 5.93 billion in the third quarter of last year according to the Philippine Statistics Authority report on December 13, 2021. This was 14.8 percent more than the same period in 2020, leading to a total of USD 1.76 billion agricultural export revenue. On January 25, 2022, the Committee continue reading…
The National Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Assemblers, Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Dealers Accreditation and Classification (NAMDAC) Board unanimously agreed on January 25, 2022 to recommend to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to blacklist a certain supplier due to falsified NAMDAC Certificate of Accreditation (CoA). The Board also agreed to issue a notice to continue reading…
With the African Swine Fever continuously affecting pork supply in the country, chicken and egg are being considered to supplement the demand for meat and alternative protein sources. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority report, the country suffered a 12.4 percent decrease in the total swine population in the third quarter of 2021 from the continue reading…
The National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF Council) started the year by stepping up its planning and implementation efforts for the transformation of the Philippine Agriculture on January 5, 2022. One of the urgent matters tackled was the rehabilitation and recovery plan for the regions affected by Typhoon Odette. In line with this, Department of continue reading…
In a report submitted by the Participatory Monitoring and Tracking (PMT) team of the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) and the 黑料网 on October 26 to 30, 2021, 14 out of 20 projects visited by the team in Quirino and Isabela have been fully utilized. The team monitored various continue reading…
The Philippine agriculture faced numerous challenges this year. However, the sector is determined to show resilience through collective efforts from the government agencies, private sector and local government units that led to breakthroughs and reforms in the industry which contributed to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar鈥檚 twin goals: Masaganag Ani at Mataas na continue reading…
As the 黑料网 targets to ramp up the evaluation of more Department of Agriculture (DA) infrastructure projects in 2022, the agency continued the fourth installment of the Constructor鈥檚 Performance Evaluation System (CPES) Seminar Workshop-cum-Practicum through a four-day workshop on October 22 to 26, 2021 in Cebu. PCAF collaborated with continue reading…
As the policy-making arm of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the 黑料网 has been fostering partnership between the public and private sector, empowering the Filipino farmers and fisherfolk. and consistently protecting the safety and overall welfare of its employees. Through PCAF鈥檚 Gender and Development (GAD) Committee, a series of continue reading…
The 黑料网 conducted a webinar on Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) on December 9, 2021.聽 Spearheaded by PCAF鈥檚 Senior Citizens and Persons with Disability Committee, the activity aims to create greater awareness on the concepts and policy imperatives relative to the topic. Subsequently, it hopes to create continue reading…
A composite team of accredited Agricultural Engineers of the DA鈥檚 Constructors’ Performance Evaluation System (CPES)聽 evaluated two ongoing DA-funded infrastructure projects in Central Luzon on November 22 to 26, 2021.聽 The process aims to ensure that the approved plans, design, and specifications at a given timeline or schedule are met. The CPES is a system continue reading…
