The 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) gathered key stakeholders of the Philippine salt industry for a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on pressing issues and immediate concerns regarding domestic salt production and salt importation on November 3, 2022.聽 Dr. Ulysses Montojo of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) presented the current status, continue reading…
The 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) spearheaded the roll out of completed Commodity Industry Roadmaps (CIRs) for High-Value Crops (HVCs) on October 26 and 28, 2022. The CIRs focused on industry strategies, short to medium term action plans, and the Department of Agriculture鈥檚 (DA) commitments and investments for various HVC commodities. Twenty-one CIRs continue reading…
鈥淜asangga natin ang mga AFCs sa ating laban upang pasiglahin ang sektor ng pagsasaka at pangingisda para sa kaunlaran ng bansa,鈥� said Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary Agnes Catherine Miranda in delivering the keynote speech, on behalf of Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban, during the 17th Mindanao Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Congress. More than continue reading…
For generations, Cordillera heirloom rice varieties have weathered an unforgiving climate and the harshest of terrains, and have developed resilience against pests and diseases which could devastate even newer hybrid varieties.聽 In a way, the plight of the very farmers who continue to cultivate them mirrors the heirloom rice varieties鈥� story of survival and endurance. continue reading…
The 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) maintains its International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 recertification as the agency passed its first surveillance audit on October 24, 2022. Surveillance audit is a periodic audit conducted by a certification body to ensure that an organization or agency still meets the ISO standard requirements. In the continue reading…
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is known for its abundant natural resources. Its vast mountains hold rich mineral deposits while its terraces are famous for housing a variety of rice and highland fruits and vegetables. Tagged as the vegetable basket of the country, many forget that CAR is also home to several indigenous tribes with continue reading…
The 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) opened on Tuesday, October 11, the back-to-back AFC Visayas Congress and Areawide Participatory Performance Review and Planning Workshop in Leyte. In partnership with the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office (DA-RFO) VIII the three-day event aims to provide a venue to address issues common to the Visayas regions continue reading…
To ensure that agriculture programs are effectively carried out, the 蝌蚪视频 (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.聽 Accredited CSOs become either implementing partners or beneficiaries of the continue reading…
The 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) joined more than 30 representatives from the national government offices, social enterprises, and other private sector organizations to talk about agricultural value chain (AVC) initiatives using benchmarking tools 聽 on October 6, 2022 in Quezon City. The activity titled 鈥淎 Dialogue and Planning Workshop on Co-Creating an continue reading…
The 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF), in partnership with the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency (PNVSCA), conducted a volunteer management training entitled 鈥淐apacitating the Agriculture and Fisheries Sector on Volunteering for Development鈥� on September 28 to 30, 2022.聽 The three-day training focused on harnessing the potential of volunteerism for national development, with continue reading…
The 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) opened another platform to highlight the agriculture and fishery women leaders as the industry鈥檚 鈥渃atalytic partners鈥� and to share their learning and opportunities during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2022 Women鈥檚 Dialogue conducted on September 20, 2022 in Quezon City, housed more than 60 participants continue reading…
