On May 9, 2025, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), led by the Board of Investments (BOI) and in collaboration with the World Bank, carried out a scoping and assessment of the Philippines’ National Quality Infrastructure (NQI). This endeavor aims to deepen understanding of the NQI ecosystem — including standardization, accreditation, metrology, and conformity assessment — and to identify opportunities to strengthen NQI institutions and improve SME compliance with international quality standards. As part of this effort, delegations from the DTI-BOI, along with the World Bank, visited the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS), a selected stakeholder in the NQI. The site visit provided valuable insights into DA-BAFS’s role and contribution to the country’s NQI ecosystem, particularly in the context of standards for agriculture and fishery sectors, as well as the management of organic agriculture.The delegates who participated in this site visit included Ms. Geeza June Painaga-Auditor, Ms. Vera Ysabel De la Cruz, Ms. Juanita Carpio, Dir. Ernani Dionisio, Christian Schoel, Kimberly May Baltao-Chandra, Dir. Mary Grace Mandigma,PFT, Dr. Alpha Lanuza, Mr. Derrick Tan, and Dr. Gari Pellinor Hernandez.#BAFS #dti_boi #WorldBank #NQI  National Quality Infrastructure Assessment at DA-BAFS May 22, 2025 First Surveillance Assessment of MOFARMCO, Magsaysay, Davao del Sur. May 11, 2025 First Surveillance Assessment of TOP-PGS, Gerona, Tarlac. May 10, 2025 FIeld Compliance Assessment of ongoinf Efficacy Trials, Naic, Cavite May 10, 2025 Bontoc Contributes to National Native Pork Standards. May 7, 2025 The DA-BAFS conducted three successful sessions of its seminar series on Applied Statistics in Standards-Related Research, Development, Promotion, and Assessment. May 7, 2025 A joint inspection by the DA- BAFS and DA- Regional Field Office Region XI. April 30, 2025 Field Data Gathering for the Development of Explanatory Manual for PNS Organic Poultry – Code of Practice April 29, 2025 Other Post