We have Developed
a total of 422
Philippine National Standard (PNS)
from 2003 to 2026
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.
Newly Approved PNS this CY2026!
JUST IN: New Philippine National Standards on Agricultural-Grade Salt Fertilizer — Product Standard — Specifications, NOW APPROVED!
The DA-BAFS, together with the Technical Working Group (TWG), developed the Philippine National Standard (PNS) on Agricultural-Grade Salt Fertilizer — Product Standard — Specifications, (PNS/BAFS 422:2026). This standard specifies the minimum requirements for seasalt to be used as an agricultural-grade fertilizer.
This was written in accordance with the formatting and editorial rules of the DA-BAFS-SDD Standardization Guide No. 1: Writing the PNS.
Together, let us continue to safeguard consumer health, support industry growth, and enhance the competitiveness of Philippine salt in both domestic and international markets.
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The DA – BAFS shares key findings from its 2024 study on cacao production practices in the Davao Region and their alignment with the Codex Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Cadmium in Cocoa Beans (CXC 81-2022).
This Technical Bulletin highlights current practices, gaps, and opportunities across the cacao value chain (from planting to transport) to help strengthen food safety and support the development of a Philippine National Standard (PNS) for cacao.
Read the full Technical Bulletin at: www.bafs.da.gov.ph
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𝖲𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗎𝗒𝗈 (𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑚 𝑓𝑟𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑠) 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗉𝖾𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝗁𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗉𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌. 𝖨𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝟪𝟢,𝟢𝟢𝟢 𝗍𝗈 𝟣𝟢𝟢,𝟢𝟢𝟢 𝖲𝖼𝗈𝗏𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾 𝖧𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗌, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝗂𝗌 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖺 “𝗁𝗈𝗍” 𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝗎𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖼𝗒.
𝖢𝗁𝗂𝗅𝗂 𝗉𝖾𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝗊𝗎𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗂𝗓𝖾. 𝖳𝗈 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖿𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗅𝗂 𝗉𝖾𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝖽𝗈𝗐𝗇𝗅𝗈𝖺𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖯𝖭𝖲 𝗏𝗂𝖺 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖰𝖱 𝖼𝗈𝖽𝖾.
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