DA, Swine Industry agree on stricter implementation of pork MSRP

Capability Building Activities on PNS for Organic Agriculture
As part of the technical assistance provided by the bureau, DA-BAFS Compliance Assistance Team served as resource person on the conduct of Capability Building Activities on PNS for Organic Agriculture in Magarao, Camarines Sur (Bicol Region) from April 8 to 11, 2025.This activity aimed to capacitate the PGS groups in Bicol Region on the knowledge continue reading : Capability Building Activities on PNS for Organic Agriculture

Inspections of Core PGS Farmer-Members
A joint inspection by the DA- BAFS and DA- Regional Field Office Region XI, with support from regional and local agricultural offices, verified the compliance of five core farmer- members with Philippine National Organic Agriculture Standards, April 8-10, 2025. The inspection was conducted to verify their compliance with the Philippine National Standard relevant to organic continue reading : Inspections of Core PGS Farmer-Members

A supervised certification service was provided to the PGS group in Sta. Maria, Isabela
A supervised certification service was provided to the PGS group in Sta. Maria, Isabela on April 8 to 11, 2025. This technical assistance provided by DA-BAFS Compliance Assessment Team, ATI-RTC Cagayan Valley and DA-RFO Cagayan Valley Organic Agriculture Program to a PGS group is intended to guide peer reviewers in verifying the compliance of applicant continue reading : A supervised certification service was provided to the PGS group in Sta. Maria, Isabela

DA-BAFS conducted the first surveillance of the Batangas Organic and Natural Farming Agriculture Cooperative (BONFAC)
San Jose, Batangas – The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS) conducted the first surveillance of the Batangas Organic and Natural Farming Agriculture Cooperative (BONFAC) on April 8–10, 2025 to evaluate its continued compliance as an accredited Organic Certifying Body (OCB). The surveillance included an office-based assessment and witnessing of continue reading : DA-BAFS conducted the first surveillance of the Batangas Organic and Natural Farming Agriculture Cooperative (BONFAC)

Benchmarking Philrice and PCC – Immersive Artifact
The DA-BAFS conducted a benchmarking activity with the @DA-Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) and the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) last April 10-11, 2025. This initiative aims to gather insights from these government agencies who are recognized as models because of their well established Knowledge Management Systems (KMS), to guide the development and operationalization of the Bureau’s own KMS continue reading : Benchmarking Philrice and PCC – Immersive Artifact