In a separate online consultation, the National Sectoral Committees on High Value Crops (NSC on HVC)- Fruits and Vegetables (FV) and Coffee and Cacao highlighted concerns and recommended strategies to be included in the Plan and Budget Proposal (PBP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 of the Department of Agriculture (DA) High Value Crops Development Program continue reading…
Starting with the National Sectoral Committee (NSC) on Coconut, the 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) enhances the participation of private sector in the Department of Agriculture鈥檚 (DA) budget preparation through the involvement of its consultative bodies. On February 21, 2024, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) presented its plan and budget proposal for Fiscal continue reading…
The Department of Agriculture Constructors鈥� Performance Evaluation System (CPES) Evaluators Association, Inc. (DACEA) welcomed its newly elected officers, during the first quarter meeting of the DA-CPES Evaluators on February 21, 2024 at the 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) Office in Quezon City. PCAF OIC-Executive Director Julieta Opulencia led the oath-taking ceremony and expressed continue reading…
With Central Luzon being the major and longstanding producer of rice in the country, many of its farmers today come from a generation of families involved in agriculture. For them, farming is no longer just a job鈥� it鈥檚 a way of life ingrained in the heart of Luzon. What makes their stories more special is continue reading…
Luis Bausa, the proud owner of Bausa Integrated Farm and Training Center, is a self-made man from San Ildefonso, Bulacan. His first love was food processing, which he shares with others as an accredited trainer of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Community Based Training for Enterprise Development. Using his savings from continue reading…
Producing a third of the country鈥檚 total rice production, Central Luzon is known as the Rice Granary of the Philippines. It is home to thousands of dedicated farmers, who tirelessly work on the fields to feed the nation. While Central Luzon may be known for its vast plains cultivating the Filipino鈥檚 staple food, what many continue reading…
In a day filled with gratitude, recognition, and appreciation, the 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) celebrated its 9th National Agriculture and Fisheries Volunteers’ Day (NVD) on December 12, 2023 at the Midas Hotel in Pasay City. With the theme 鈥淪olidarity through Agricultural and Fishery Volunteerism,鈥� this year’s NVD put the spotlight on the continue reading…
The Department of Agriculture-National Organic Agriculture Program (DA-NOAP) and DA-Climate Resilient Agriculture Office (DA-CRAO) presented their respective gender and development (GAD) initiatives during the NSC on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) fourth quarter meeting on December 7, 2023. Under the DA-NOAP, Project Development Support Division Chief Eliza Antinero discussed four initiatives鈥攖he Participatory Guarantee System continue reading…
Around 400 guests are expected to take part as the 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) holds its 9th National Agriculture and Fisheries Volunteers’ Day (NVD) on December 12, 2023 at the Midas Tent in Midas Hotel, Pasay City. The NVD is an annual event organized by the PCAF to honor its volunteer-partners. The continue reading…
The 蝌蚪视频 (PCAF) held the back-to-back year-end performance review of the National Agricultural and Fisheries Machinery Assemblers, Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Dealers Accreditation and Classification (NAMDAC) and the Constructors鈥� Performance Evaluation System (CPES) on November 28-December 1, 2023 in Iloilo City. The NAMDAC and CPES are two equally important mechanisms continue reading…
As the Philippines aims to further develop the livestock and poultry industry as a source of employment and income, and eventually reduce importation, an evaluative study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the animal genetic improvement programs (GIPs) of the Department of Agriculture (DA). The result of the study titled 鈥淎ssessment of the Animal continue reading…
