The òòò½ÊÓƵ (PCAF) recently concluded the pilot implementation of a Capstone Project that aims to strengthen the engagement of the agency’s private sector-partners in the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of rice farm machinery in Camarines Norte on September 1 to 7, 2024. PCAF, in partnership with the Department continue reading…
AFC PMT monitors DA-funded programs, projects in Eastern Visayas
Six groups of the Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) Chairpersons and representatives from the Eastern Visayas Region joined the òòò½ÊÓƵ (PCAF) in a participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) activity on September 25 to 29, 2023. The PMT teams visited more than 90 Department of Agriculture- (DA) funded projects and programs continue reading…
Eastern Visayas PMT reports reveal improved mobility and better access to services for FMR beneficiaries
The òòò½ÊÓƵ (PCAF) participatory monitoring and tracking (PMT) reports revealed that farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in Eastern Visayas have provided beneficiaries with improved mobility and easier access to government services such as schools and health centers. The PMT activity conducted on September 18 to 23, 2022, looked into nine FMR projects continue reading…
PCAF conducts onsite monitoring of dairy enterprise development in Isabela
In line with the implementation of the Intensified Community-Based Dairy Enterprise Development (ICBDED) Project, the òòò½ÊÓƵ (PCAF) conducted an onsite monitoring on the status of dairy goats distributed to recipient-organizations in the Province of Isabela on June 27 to July 1, 2022. Together with the technical staff from the National continue reading…
Completed FMRs improve logistic needs among farmers in Zambales
In its commitment to accelerate the transformation of Philippine agriculture, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is prioritizing the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMR) and provision of mechanization projects to give greater access to and from food sources and production areas and improve production efficiency. To keep account of these projects, the participatory monitoring and tracking continue reading…
Regional AFCs monitor hog and pork prices down to brgy. level to trace gap
To trace the sharp increase of pork prices in Metro Manila, the regional Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) are closely monitoring and comparing hog farmgate and pork prices at the regional, provincial, municipal and even at the barangay level. The monitoring report, which is consolidated by the òòò½ÊÓƵ (PCAF), aims continue reading…
Updated PCAF PMT guidelines draw clearer direction for ASBs
New provisions added to the existing Participatory Monitoring and Tracking (PMT) guidelines were presented and discussed to the òòò½ÊÓƵ (PCAF) Advisory Special Bodies (ASBs) on February 8, 2018 at PCAF Apacible Hall in Quezon City. Among the added procedures were the conduct of entry conferences aside from the usual exit continue reading…