DA-BAFS assessment team conducted a field compliance assessment (FCA) of ongoing efficacy trials in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.

The DA-BAFS assessment team conducted a field compliance assessment (FCA) of ongoing efficacy trials on September 18, 2024, in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. The FCA aims to verify the continued compliance of the trial implementation with an approved Experimental Use Permit (EUP).The trial is conducted to verify the efficacy of the product against continue reading : DA-BAFS assessment team conducted a field compliance assessment (FCA) of ongoing efficacy trials in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.

DA-BAFS Assessment Team conducted a surveillance assessment for the Pototan Organic Practitioners Association (POPA)

The DA-BAFS Assessment Team conducted a surveillance assessment for the Pototan Organic Practitioners Association (POPA) from September 16-18, 2024. The surveillance aimed to verify POPA’s continued compliance with the accreditation requirements as an Organic Certifying Body (OCB).The team assessed the implementation of POPA’s Manual of Operations, witnessed the conduct of the group’s peer review process, continue reading : DA-BAFS Assessment Team conducted a surveillance assessment for the Pototan Organic Practitioners Association (POPA)

Monitoring Team from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division, DA-Regional Field Office IV-CALABARZON Regulatory Division and Organic Agriculture Program monitored registered organic input producer and product in Batangas

The Monitoring Team from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division, DA-Regional Field Office IV-CALABARZON Regulatory Division and Organic Agriculture Program monitored registered organic input producer and product in Batangas on September 12, 2024.The monitoring activity is conducted annually to verify the continued compliance of a BAFS-registered organic input producer to applicable Philippine National Standards and technical continue reading : Monitoring Team from the DA-BAFS Organic Agriculture Division, DA-Regional Field Office IV-CALABARZON Regulatory Division and Organic Agriculture Program monitored registered organic input producer and product in Batangas

DA chief urges PPA to prioritize movement of container vans loaded with imported rice

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has called on the Philippine Ports Authority to expedite the movement of nearly a thousand container vans filled with imported rice, many of which have been sitting in Manila ports for months. According to PPA estimates, there are more than 888 shipping vans contain approximately 20 million kilograms  continue reading : DA chief urges PPA to prioritize movement of container vans loaded with imported rice

Climate change project to benefit 1.25-M farmers

The signing of the tripartite Operational Partners Agreement for the USD 39.2-million (M) project between the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PAGASA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) signals the official continue reading : Climate change project to benefit 1.25-M farmers