Pre-Inspection team from DA-BAFS, DA RFO XI Regulatory Division, Organic Agriculture Program and DA ATI RTC XI, assisted by the Provincial Agriculture Office, conducted a pre-inspection activity on the core PGS Group – farmer members in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on October 7 to 11, 2024.The pre-inspection team assessed the readiness of five farmer members for organic certification, and provided technical assistance on compliance with Philippine National Standards (PNS) for organic agriculture and relevant technical regulations.#DABAFS#BAFSonthemove#OAtechnicalassistance#PGSforOA#OrganicAgriculture Pre-Inspection of Core PGS Farmer – Members. Tagum City, Davao del Norte October 24, 2024 Inspection of CORE PGS Farmer – Members October 24, 2024 Field Data Gathering (FDG) activity to support the development of the Philippine National Standard (PNS) on the Prevention and Reduction of Mycotoxins contamination in Cassava-Code of Practice (COP) October 22, 2024 Perceptions on the Contribution of the Philippine National Standards (PNS) Code of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to the Philippine GAP (PhilGAP) Certification Program during the 2024 PhilGAP Summit October 16, 2024 Townhall Meeting on the Transition of DA-BAFS Temporary Director October 11, 2024 Inspectors from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region 7 October 10, 2024 Survillance Audit of an Accredited PGS-OCB October 10, 2024 Assessment Team from DA-BAFS audited the core PGS group from the San Fernando City, La Union October 10, 2024 1 2 3

Inspection of CORE PGS Farmer – Members
Inspectors from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region III Regulatory Division inspected one core farmer- member replacement and five core PGS group farmer-members in Tarlac and Aurora from October 7-10, 2024. The inspection verified the group’s compliance with the Philippine National Standard relevant to organic agriculture. Representatives from the Regional Organic Agriculture Program, Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center Region III, Municipal Agriculture Office of Gerona, Baler and Casiguran and the Provincial Agriculture Office of Tarlac and Baler assisted in the activity.#DABAFS#BAFSonthemove#OAinspection#PGSforOA#OrganicAgriculture Inspection of CORE PGS Farmer – Members October 24, 2024 Field Data Gathering (FDG) activity to support the development of the Philippine National Standard (PNS) on the Prevention and Reduction of Mycotoxins contamination in Cassava-Code of Practice (COP) October 22, 2024 Perceptions on the Contribution of the Philippine National Standards (PNS) Code of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) to the Philippine GAP (PhilGAP) Certification Program during the 2024 PhilGAP Summit October 16, 2024 Townhall Meeting on the Transition of DA-BAFS Temporary Director October 11, 2024 Inspectors from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region 7 October 10, 2024 Survillance Audit of an Accredited PGS-OCB October 10, 2024 Assessment Team from DA-BAFS audited the core PGS group from the San Fernando City, La Union October 10, 2024 Field Compliance Assessment of Ongoing Efficacy Trials October 10, 2024 1 2 3