The DA – BAFS compliance assessment team conducts field visits to verify the continued compliance of on-going efficacy trials with approved Experimental Use Permits (EUPs) in Naic, Cavite on April 29, 2025.The activity aimed to verify the continued compliance of trials to the efficacy trial protocols, implementation of mitigating measures and practices to assess the continue reading : FIeld Compliance Assessment of ongoinf Efficacy Trials, Naic, Cavite
Bontoc Contributes to National Native Pork Standards.
The DA-BAFS Standards Research Division (SRD) Team visited Bontoc Mayor Jerome “Chagsen” Tudlong, Jr. last May 6th to obtain vital information for the development of the Philippine National Standard (PNS) for Native Pork Cuts. The BAFS team is collecting information on traditional butchering, processing, and pricing in barangays Gonogon, Bontoc Ili, Can-eo, and Mainit.Senior Science continue reading : Bontoc Contributes to National Native Pork Standards.
The DA-BAFS conducted three successful sessions of its seminar series on Applied Statistics in Standards-Related Research, Development, Promotion, and Assessment.
The DA-BAFS conducted three successful sessions of its seminar series on Applied Statistics in Standards-Related Research, Development, Promotion, and Assessment on April 7, 14, and May 5, 2025, at the BAFS Conference Room in Diliman, Quezon City. The main objective of this learning intervention was to enhance the proficiency of DA-BAFS personnel in applied statistics, continue reading : The DA-BAFS conducted three successful sessions of its seminar series on Applied Statistics in Standards-Related Research, Development, Promotion, and Assessment.
A joint inspection by the DA- BAFS and DA- Regional Field Office Region XI.
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 22-24, 2025. The inspection was conducted to verify their compliance with the Philippine National Standard relevant to organic continue reading : A joint inspection by the DA- BAFS and DA- Regional Field Office Region XI.
Field Data Gathering for the Development of Explanatory Manual for PNS Organic Poultry – Code of Practice
The DA-BAFS, in collaboration with the DA-Regional Field Office 6 and in coordination with the Provincial and Municipal Agriculture Offices of Iloilo and Aklan, conducted field data gathering activities to support the development of an Explanatory Manual for the Philippine National Standard (PNS) Organic Poultry – Code of Practice (COP). The activity was carried out continue reading : Field Data Gathering for the Development of Explanatory Manual for PNS Organic Poultry – Code of Practice
DA-BAFS Conducts 3rd Surveillance of TOFPA-COOP, the Philippines’ First Accredited PGS Group
DA-BAFS Conducts 3rd Surveillance of TOFPA-COOP, the Philippines’ First Accredited PGS GroupTublay, Benguet — The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS) conducted the third surveillance of the Tublay Organic Farming Practitioners Agriculture Cooperative (TOFPA-COOP) on April 22–25, 2025 to monitor its compliance as an accredited Organic Certifying Body (OCB) under continue reading : DA-BAFS Conducts 3rd Surveillance of TOFPA-COOP, the Philippines’ First Accredited PGS Group
Supervised Certification of Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Group
To increase the capacity and assist the group in their operations as an Organic Certifying Body, the DA-BAFS Compliance Assistance Team provided technical assistance to an accredited PGS group in Bayawan, Negros Oriental from April 22 to 25, 2025. The supervised certification is intended to guide peer reviewers in verifying the compliance of applicant farmer members continue reading : Supervised Certification of Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Group
Monitoring of Registered Organic Input
The DA-BAFS Registration Section conducted the monitoring activity to a registered organic bio-control agent (OBCA) product of Enviro Scope Synergy Inc. on April 24, 2025 in Pasay City.On the same day, the team visited the company’s storage facility in San Pedro, Laguna to verify the actual amount of products vis-a-vis the written inventory.The monitoring activity continue reading : Monitoring of Registered Organic Input
A Spark of Recognition: BFP Awards DA-BAFS
A Spark of Recognition: BFP Awards DA-BAFSContinuing the spirit of Fire Prevention Month observed last March, the BfpNcr QuezonCity Projectsix Substation Training Team awarded a certificate of completion to the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards, to take cognizance of the Bureau’s efforts to educate its employees and personnel on fire continue reading : A Spark of Recognition: BFP Awards DA-BAFS
Monitoring of Core PGS Farmer-Members
The Monitoring Team from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division and DA-Regional Field Office Region VI Regulatory Division monitored certified core PGS group farmer-members in Aklan from April 1-3, 2025. The activity verified the continued compliance of the core PGS group farmer- members with the Philippine National Standard relevant to organic agriculture and to validate the continue reading : Monitoring of Core PGS Farmer-Members