• Inpection of Core PGS Group Farmer-Member at Zamboanga del sul

    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 N...

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  • Inspection of COre PGS Group Farmer-Member at Benguet

    Inspectors from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Regulatory Division inspected five core PGS group farmer-members in Benguet from May 14 to 16, 2024.

    The inspection was conducted to verify their compliance with ...

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  • FIeld Compliance Assessment of Ongoing Efficacy Trials

    The DA-BAFS Compliance Assessment team, together with the DA-RFO VII, conducted a field compliance assessment of ongoing efficacy trials with approved EUP in Argao, Cebu on May 6 to 9, 2024.

    The conduct of efficacy trials through EUP is a pre-requisite for the registration of Organic Bi...

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  • Assessment of Core PGS Group for Accreditation as Organic Certifyng Body (OCB)

    The DA-BAFS Assessment Team audited a core PGS Group in Loreto, Agusan del Sur from May 7-9, 2024, to verify the group’s compliance with the Participatory Organic Certification Scheme. The audit is a systematic evaluation to ensure the group’s consistent, impartial, and competent deli...

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  • Inspection of Core PGS Group Framer - Member Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay

    A group of inspectors from the DA-Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards conducts an inspection of core farmer-members from PGS groups in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay on May 6 to 10, 2024.

    This activity aims to verify the compliance of the core PGS grou...

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We have Developed a total of
377 Philippine National Standard (PNS)
from 2003 to 2024!


Why we develop Standards?

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.

Common Questions
1. What are standards? 2. Who develops the standards?
3. How are standards used?

Philippine National Standards

PNS Category

  • General21
  • Crops 166
  • AFMech94
  • HALAL6
  • Livestock and poultryL40
  • Fisheries39
  • Organic Agriculture11

Our Divisions

Standards Development Division

The Standards Development Division (SDD) is responsible for the development of relevant and science-based Philippine National Standards...

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Standards Research Division

The Standards Research Division (SRD) is responsible for generating scientific reports, and for managing an information system as a tool for standards research.

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Technical Services Division

The Technical Services Division (TSD) is responsible for promoting appropriate food safety and quality Philippine National Standards (PNS) through development of...

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Organic Agriculture Division

The 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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