The DA - BAFS compliance assessment team together with the DA-RFO III Organic Agriculture Program and Office of the Provincial Agriculturist of Bulacan conducted a pre - inspection to core farmer members of a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) group in Angat and Norzagaray, Bulacan on May 21 to...
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The Compliance Assessment Team of the DA-BAFS conducted field compliance assessment (FCA) of ongoing efficacy trials with approved Experimental Use Permit (EUP) from May 15 to 17, 2024 in Kidapawan City, Cotabato.
The efficacy trial is conducted to assess the efficacy of the product aga...
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The Inspection Team from DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office II Regulatory Division conducted inspection to core PGS farmer-members on May 20 to 22, 2024 in Sta. Maria, Isabela. The activity verified the compliance of the core PGS farmer-members with the Philippine N...
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Inspectors from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and the DA-Regional Field Office XI Regulatory Division inspected five core PGS group farmer-members in the City of Mati, Davao Oriental, from May 21 to 23, 2024. The inspection was conducted to verify their compliance with the Philippine N...
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The Department of Agriculture Regional Office III-Central Luzon, along with experts from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) through its Technical Services Division (TSD), carried out a field data gathering activity at three PhilGAP-cert...
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The Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) of the Department of Agriculture is mandated to develop and promote standards to ensure food safety, quality, worker's health and welfare, environmental management, and global competitiveness of Philippine agriculture and fishery products.
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The Standards Development Division (SDD) is responsible for the development of relevant and science-based Philippine National Standards...
Learn moreThe Standards Research Division (SRD) is responsible for generating scientific reports, and for managing an information system as a tool for standards research.
Learn moreThe Technical Services Division (TSD) is responsible for promoting appropriate food safety and quality Philippine National Standards (PNS) through development of...
Learn moreThe Organic Agriculture Division (OAD) is responsible for the accreditation of Organic Certifying Bodies (OCBs); conduct of inspections on compliance of PGS Groups...
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Inspectors from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office IX Regulatory Division conducted an inspection of core PGS group farmer-members in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur on May 14 to 16, 2024.
This activity aims to verify their compliance with the Philippine National Standards (PNS) relevant to organic agriculture. Representative from Reg...
