DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Legal Basis*

Q Presidential Decree No. 461 (May 17, 1974) reorganized the Department of Agriculture and
Natural Resources (DANR) into a Department of Agriculture (DA) and a Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) and provided for the functional and structural configuration of the two
departments.

Q Executive Order No. 967 (June 30, 1984) renamed the Ministry of Agriculture (then Department,
in view of the presidential form of government) into a Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF).

Q Executive Order No. 116 (January 30, 1987) reorganized the MAF into a Ministry of Agriculture,
integrating into it all offices and agencies whose functions relate to agriculture and fisheries.

Q Republic Act No. 8435 (December 22, 1997), “The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act
of 1997”, mandated the Department of Agriculture (in keeping with the presidential form of
government) to formulate and implement a medium and long-term comprehensive Agriculture
and Fisheries Modernization Plan.

Mandate

The Department of Agriculture (DA) promotes agricultural development and growth. In pursuit of this
mandate, the DA provides the policy framework, helps direct public investments, and, in partnership
with local government units, provides the support services necessary to make agriculture and agri-
based enterprises profitable and helps spread the benefits of development to the poor, particularly
in the rural areas.

* The birth of an agriculture department in the country can be traced to the establishment of a Department of Agriculture and Manufacturing by
President Emilio Aguinaldo on June 23, 1898. In the early 1900s, the Department experienced various restructuring as Department of Agriculture
and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture and Commerce to Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1947 until the issuance
of PD 461 which established a Department of Agriculture distinct from the Department of Natural Resources.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (DA)
Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

Major Final Outputs

MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3

Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
and enforced and evaluated
Production support
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
P/A/Ps
• GMA Banner Programs (Rice, • Development and Implementation of • Formulation of Agriculture and
Corn, HVCC, Livestock and Standards for Agriculture and Fishery Fisheries Policies and Policy Agenda
Fisheries) Products
• Irrigation Development Projects • Formulation of Agriculture
• Farm-to-Market Road Projects • Meat Inspection and Accreditation and Fisheries Development Plan
Services
• Post-Harvest Development Projects
• Credit Facilitation Services • Conduct of Policy Research Activities
• Avian Influenza Protection Program
- Innovative Financing Schemes
• Organic-Based Agriculture • Agriculture and Fishery Statistics /
• Foot and Mouth Disease Control and
Development: “Agri-Kalikasan” / Prevention Program Data Generation
“Tipid Abono” Program
• Barangay Food Terminal • Management of Plant and Pests
• Huwarang Palengke Program Diseases
• Tindahan Natin Program
• Hunger Mitigation Program • Bantay Dagat Program
• E-extension Program
• Implementation of Research Projects • Fish Health Management and
(BAR) Inspection
• Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries
Biotechnology (Bio-Tech) • Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
• DA Bio-Fuels Program
• BFAR Coastal Resource
• El Niño / La Niña Mitigation Program
Management
• Avian Influenza Protection Program
• Foot and Mouth Disease Control and • Inland Fisheries Management
Prevention Program
• Management of Plant and Pests • National Stock Assessment Program
Diseases
• BFAR Coastal Resource • Inspection / Quarantine
Management

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 PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS
(Amounts in Thousand Pesos)
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Particulars
Actual / Amount Target / Amount Target / Amount
MFO 1
Agriculture and fisheries support services delivered 21,560,971 22,705,122 36,006,151
Production Support Services
• Beneficiaries provided with agriculture and fishery support services
(seeds, planting materials, animals, fingerlings, etc.)
- Individuals 674,910 (no.) 2,349,873 (no.) 5,394,798 (no.)
- Groups 1,683 (no.) 692 (no.)
• Seeds distributed
- Rice 21,238,804 (kg) 41,029,040 (kg) 167,780,240 (kg)
- Corn 3,957,829 (kg) 1,817,684 (kg) 4,935,958 (kg)
- Vegetables 73,590 (kg) 25,672 (kg) 51,251 (kg)
- Cotton 100 (kg) 145 (kg) 131 (kg)
• Planting materials distributed 9,848,989 (pc) 5,841,556 (pc) 15,431,092 (pc)
• Fingerlings and broodstock distributed 233,032,777 (pc) 176,140,555 (pc) 183,190,100 (pc)
• Animals distributed 5,631 (head) 16,064 (head) 50,582 (head)
• Semen straws distributed 177,766 (no.) 134,862 (no.) 244,599 (no.)
• Biologics, vaccines and drugs distributed 2,801,844 (dose) 13,578,451 (dose) 24,505,353 (dose)
• Biological control agents distributed (tricho cards, diadegma, cotesia) 9,530,497 (pc) 18,539,689 (pc) 18,800,018 (pc)
• Fertilizers and other soil ameliorants distributed 3,760,626 (kg) 67,833,778 (kg) 10,480,535 (kg)
• Testing kits distributed (STK/RSTK, LCC, MOET) 46,707 (no.) 12,358 (no.) 36,077 (no.)
• Farm and fishery production-related machinery and equipment
distributed (tractors, tillers, etc.) 4,923 (no.) 9,061 (no.) 268,373 (no.)
• Production facilities established (nurseries, tissue-culture laboratories,
clonal garden, etc.) 493 (no.) 508 (no.) 617 (no.)
• Production-related R & D activities
- Funded 919 (no.) 1,193 (no.) 748 (no.)
- Conducted 534 (no.) 29 (no.) 506 (no.)
• Research facilitated for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) application 11 (no.) 13 (no.) 21 (no.)
• Production-related and post-production technologies commercialized 48 (no.) 33 (no.) 34 (no.)
• Research facilities funded/upgraded/maintained 174 (no.) 242 (no.) 187 (no.)
• Production-related ICT activities conducted (information
system/database developed, ICT facilities upgraded/maintained) 25 (no.) 29 (no.) 120 (no.)
Market Development Services
• Beneficiaries provided with market development services (market
matching, trade fairs, etc.)
- Individuals 11,954 (no.) 49,693 (no.) 73,104 (no.)
- Groups 405 (no.) 638 (no.) 1,139 (no.)
• Market-related events funded 86 (no.) 170 (no.) 298 (no.)
• Market-related events assisted 376 (no.) 263 (no.) 417 (no.)
• Market-related events conducted 468 (no.) 486 (no.) 532 (no.)
• Market-related infrastructure facilitated (auction market, bagsakan
center, food terminal, trading post) 24 (no.) 143 (no.) 266 (no.)
• Market research activities conducted (market reconnaisance) 22 (no.) 53 (no.) 609 (no.)
• Market-related ICT activities conducted (information system/database
developed, ICT facilities upgraded or maintained) 38 (no.) 27 (no.) 151 (no.)

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 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Particulars
Actual / Amount Target / Amount Target / Amount
Credit Facilitation Services
• Individuals or groups assisted to access credit and insurance
- Individuals 1,095 (no.) 69,386 (no.) 105,778 (no.)
- Groups 2,577 (no.) 562 (no.) 151 (no.)
• Individuals or groups granted with credit, insurance cover, and
guarantee
- Individuals 42 (no.) 900 (no.) 1,195 (no.)
- Groups 17 (no.) 26 (no.)
• Total amount of credit (fresh loans), insurance cover and guarantee
granted to beneficiaries 0.45 (Pbillion) 1.339 (Pbillion) 2.191 (Pbillion)
• Institutional capacity building assistance provided 95 (no.) 138 (no.)
• Amount collected for Agro-industry Modernization Credit and
Financing Program (AMCFP) 70.760 (Pmillion) 170.600 (Pmillion)
• Credit-related research activities conducted (innovative financing
schemes) 2 (no.)
• Credit-related ICT activities conducted (information system/database
developed, ICT facilities upgraded or maintained)
1 (no.)
Irrigation Development Services
• Status of irrigation development 46% 47% 47%
• Increase in cropping intensity
- NIS 137% 148% 157%
- CIS 113% 116% 125%
• Beneficiaries directly benefited from construction, rehabilitation and
restoration of irrigation systems 279,235 (no.) 97,775 (no.) 109,452 (no.)
• Service area generated 9,238 (has) 20,644 (has) 24,199 (has)
• Service area rehabilitated 118,300 (has) 92,555 (has) 50,206 (has)
• Service area restored 83,345 (has) 52,906 (has) 99,038 (has)
Other Infrastructure and Postharvest Development Services
• Beneficiaries of postharvest equipment and facilities
- Individuals 1,255 (no.) 9,152 (no.) 109,860 (no.)
- Groups 9 (no.) 174 (no.) 987 (no.)
• Postharvest equipment and machinery distributed (threshers,
shellers, dryers, storage equipment, etc.) 8,273 (no.) 6,509 (no.) 4,812 (no.)
• Postharvest facilities constructed (drying facilities, storage facilities,
processing plants, etc.) 117 (no.) 37 (no.) 2,174 (no.)
• Postharvest research and development activities conducted 12 (no.) 20 (no.) 43 (no.)
• PH-related ICT activities conducted (information system/database
developed, ICT facilities upgraded or maintained) 1 (no.) 9 (no.) 12 (no.)
• Tramline constructed/rehabilitated 3 (km) 1 (km) 2 (km)
• Farm-to-market roads constructed/rehabilitated 1,683 (km) 3,611 (km) 2,959 (km)
• Foot bridge/foot paths constructed/rehabilitated 4 (km)
• Mariculture parks established/maintained 86 (no.) 26 (no.) 71 (no.)
• Regional fish ports constructed/maintained 1 (no.)
Extension Support, Education and Training Services
• Participants trained (farmers, fishers, etc.) 187,398 (no.) 201,841 (no.) 134,383 (no.)
• Training and training-related events conducted (TOT, FFS, SOA, field
day, etc.) 7,300 (no.) 7,065 (no.) 9,473 (no.)
• IEC materials disseminated:
- Print and audio visual (including digital) 1,012,923 (cps) 1,058,791 (cps) 1,987,988 (cps)
- Radio/TV plugs/jingles/advertisements and programs 4,146 (no. of times 10,717 (no. of times 4,645 (no. of times
aired) aired) aired)

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 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Particulars
Actual / Amount Target / Amount Target / Amount
- Advertisements published 15 (no.) 326 (no.) 1,058 (no.)
• Non-DA scholars (extension workers, fisherfolk, etc.) given
study grants 1,114 (no.) 1,756 (no.)
• Technology demonstrations established/maintained 1,672 (no.) 3,343 (no.) 7,227 (no.)
• Extension standards (manual) developed & approved 1 (no.)
• Number of extension-related research activities conducted (case
studies, impact research, evaluation studies) 12 (no.) 19 (no.) 92 (no.)
• Extension-related ICT activities conducted (information
system/database developed, ICT facilities upgraded/maintained,
OPAPA) 8 (no.) 120 (no.) 240 (no.)

MFO 2
Regulations developed, implemented, monitored and enforced 593,247 1,008,850 1,196,772
• Reduction/control in incidence of major pests and diseases
- Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD-free) 81 (provinces) 81 (provinces) 81 (provinces)
- Avian Influenza (maintained at zero incidence) 81 (provinces) 81 (provinces) 81 (provinces)
• Regulatory documents issued (certificates, licenses, clearances,
registrations, etc.) 2,571,691 (no.) 2,121,725 (no.) 3,197,727 (no.)
• Product standards established/ implemented/ updated 5 (no.) 24 (no.) 18 (no.)
• Coastal Resource Management projects implemented (fish
sanctuaries, artificial reefs, sea garden) 63 (no.) 233 (no.) 174 (no.)
• Regulatory research activities conducted (standards) 5 (no.) 80 (no.) 38 (no.)
• Regulatory-related ICT activities conducted (information
system/database developed, ICT facilities upgraded/maintained) 120 (no.) 8 (no.) 37 (no.)

MFO 3
Plans and policies developed, implemented, monitored and
evaluated 2,456,321 1,733,639 2,469,419
• Policy issues resolved or addressed 136 (no.) 266 (no.) 116 (no.)
• Department Orders on agriculture and fishery policies issued 10 (no.) 63 (no.) 12 (no.)
• National agriculture and fishery plans formulated and distributed
(AFMP, SAFDZ, MTPIP, etc.) 15 (no.) 65 (no.) 31 (no.)
• Programs and projects endorsed and approved 332 (no.) 193 (no.) 417 (no.)
• Evaluation studies conducted (impact studies, etc.) 30 (no.) 337 (no.)
• Reports (by type) disseminated 3,899 (no.) 545 (no.) 778 (no.)
• Policy studies conducted 1 (no.) 12 (no.) 758 (no.)
• Executive and legislative agenda supported 12 (no.) 10 (no.) 17 (no.)
• Public consultations conducted 3,414 (no.) 3,532 (no.) 2,636 (no.)
• Resolutions endorsed 102 (no.)
• Policy-related ICT activities conducted (information system/database
developed, ICT facilities upgraded/maintained) 105 (no.) 84 (no.) 208 (no.)
• Website hits 160,982 (no.) 160,000 (no.) 175,010 (no.)
• Information, statistics, and maps electronically downloaded by users 1,624,941 (no.) 3,650,100 (no.) 4,558,940 (no.)

TOTAL 24,610,539 25,447,611 39,672,342

* AFMP - Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Plan
SAFDZ - Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zone

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 FY 2009 MFO BUDGET

By MFO/By Expense Class

(In thousand pesos)
Particulars PS MOOE CO TOTAL % Share

MFO 1
Agriculture and fisheries support 1,747,705 14,613,280 19,645,166 36,006,151 90.76%
services delivered

MFO 2
Regulations developed,
387,004 573,327 236,441 1,196,772 3.02%
implemented, monitored and
enforced

MFO 3
Plans and policies developed,
implemented, monitored and 803,518 1,451,611 214,290 2,469,419 6.22%
evaluated
TOTAL 2,938,227 16,638,218 20,095,897 39,672,342 100%

% Share 7.41% 41.94% 50.65% 100%

By MFO
(Total Budget = P39,672,342,000)

MFO 3
MFO 2 6.22%
3.02%

MFO 1
90.76%

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 By Agency/By MFO
(In thousand pesos)
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and Regulations Plans and policies
Particulars fisheries support developed, developed, TOTAL % Share
services delivered implemented, implemented,
monitored and monitored and
enforced evaluated

OSEC 19,589,833 412,609 2,023,337 22,025,779 55.52%

NIA 12,550,468 - - 12,550,468 31.63%
ACPC 9,859 - 12,416 22,275 0.06%
BFAR 1,691,493 508,183 170,983 2,370,659 5.98%
BPRE 77,273 11,250 19,245 107,768 0.27%
CODA 44,756 248 1,844 46,848 0.12%
FPA 3,699 86,703 3,728 94,130 0.24%
FIDA 163,489 40,128 14,476 218,093 0.55%
LDC - - 17,757 17,757 0.04%
NAFC 1,160,532 30,139 166,104 1,356,775 3.42%
NMIS 72,103 107,512 21,636 201,251 0.51%
PCC 642,646 - 17,893 660,539 1.66%

TOTAL 36,006,151 1,196,772 2,469,419 39,672,342 100.00%

% Share 90.76% 3.02% 6.22% 100.00%

By Agency
(Total Budget = P39,672,342,000)

FPA FIDA LDC

CODA 0.24% 0.55% 0.04% NAFC
3.42% NMIS
0.12%
BPRE 0.51%
0.27% PCC
BFAR 1.66%
5.98%
ACPC
0.06%

OSEC
55.52%
NIA
31.63%

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 By Agency/By Expense Class
(In thousand pesos)

Particulars PS MOOE CO TOTAL % Share

OSEC 2,095,062 14,100,694 5,830,023 22,025,779 55.52%

NIA - 116,000 12,434,468 12,550,468 31.63%
ACPC 15,000 7,275 - 22,275 0.06%
BFAR 349,006 1,315,731 705,922 2,370,659 5.98%
BPRE 53,767 41,048 12,953 107,768 0.27%
CODA 38,791 6,630 1,427 46,848 0.12%
FPA 26,260 22,175 45,695 94,130 0.24%
FIDA 140,982 73,401 3,710 218,093 0.55%
LDC 8,286 9,012 459 17,757 0.04%
NAFC 42,412 651,528 662,835 1,356,775 3.42%
NMIS 109,043 62,008 30,200 201,251 0.51%
PCC 59,618 232,716 368,205 660,539 1.66%

TOTAL 2,938,227 16,638,218 20,095,897 39,672,342 100.00%

% Share 7.41% 41.94% 50.65% 100.00%

By Expense Class
(Total Budget = P39,672,342,000)

PS
7.41%

CO
50.65%

MOOE
41.94%

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 Agricultural Credit Policy Council

Legal Basis

• Executive Order No. 113 (December 24, 1986) established the Comprehensive Agricultural
Loan Fund (CALF) and created the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) which replaced the
Presidential Committee on Agricultural Credit (PCAC) and the Technical Board for Agricultural
Credit (TBAC).

• Republic Act No. 7607 (June 4, 1992), otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Small Farmers,
provided for the ACPC to expand its coverage to include small farmers, and promote innovative
financing schemes to support the latter’s credit needs.

• Republic Act No. 8435 (December 22, 1997), the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of
1997, provided for the phasing out of Directed Credit Programs (DCPs) and the setting up of the
Agro-Industry Modernization Credit and Financing Program (AMCFP) as the umbrella credit
framework of the ACPC and other credit-related agencies. (The implementing guidelines of RA 8435 and subsequent
other issuances established the role of the ACPC to oversee the AMCFP implementation)

Mandate

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) oversees the implementation of the AMCFP, synchronizes
and ensures the economic soundness of all credit policies and programs in support of DA’s priority
programs, and promotes innovative financing schemes for the benefit of small farmers and fisherfolks.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (ACPC)

Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
Production support and enforced and evaluated
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
ACPC MFOs
Agricultural credit
plans, policies developed,
Credit facilitation services implemented, monitored
and evaluated

P/A/Ps
• Fund resource mobilization/ • Credit policy formulation and
collection and monitoring advocacy
(AMCFP)
• Design and piloting of • Management information
innovative financing schemes system
• Institutional Capacity Building
(ICB) for farmer and fisherfolk • Packaging and dissemination
organizations in partnership of information, education and
with education/training communication (IEC)
institutions materials
• Fund resource mobilization/
collection and monitoring
• Market matching for financial
institution and client farmers/
fisherfolks

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 Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Legal Basis

Q Republic Act No. 177 (June 20, 1947) created the Bureau of Fisheries under the Department of
Agriculture and Commerce, incorporating into the Bureau the Division of Fisheries under the said
Department and all sections, field districts, experimental stations and all activities and agencies of
the National Government connected with fishery work.
Q Republic Act No. 3512 (March 20, 1963) reorganized the Bureau of Fisheries into a Philippine
Fisheries Commission (PFC) under the direct control and supervision of the Secretary of the
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (formerly Department of Agriculture and Commerce).
Q Integrated Reorganization Plan of 1972. (September 24, 1972) renamed the PFC back to Bureau
of Fisheries.
Q Presidential Decree No. 461 (May 17, 1974) reorganized the Department of Agriculture and Natural
Resources into two separate departments, i.e., Department of Agriculture and Department of Natural
Resources, renamed the Bureau of Fisheries as Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
and placed it under the Department of Natural Resources.
Q Executive Order No. 967(June 30, 1984) transferred BFAR from the Ministry of Natural Resources
(nomenclature change due to parliamentary form of government) to the Ministry of Agriculture and
Food (MAF), converting it into a staff bureau and integrating its regional offices (ROs) into the MAF’s
ROs.
Q Executive Order No. 116 (January 30, 1987) reorganized the MAF into the Ministry of Agriculture and
sustained the staff bureau status of BFAR.
Q Republic Act No. 8550 (February 25, 1998), the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, provided for the
development, management and conservation of the fisheries and aquatic resources and integrated all
pertinent laws into the code, reconstituting BFAR into a line bureau under the Department of Agriculture
(under presidential form of government this time) and creating the National Fisheries Research and
Development Institute (NFRDI) as the research arm of the Bureau.

Mandate

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is responsible for the development, improvement,
management, and conservation of the country’s fishery and aquatic resources.
The Fisheries agency is one of the oldest structures in the history of the Philippine bureaucracy. Basic functions concerning the development of the
country’s fisheries and aquatic resources were already being undertaken by some agencies (as the Bureau of Science) through a Fisheries Division
in early 1900s. In the 1930s, a Fish and Game Administration (FGA) was established which integrated the Division of Fisheries and Division of
Zoology of the Bureau of Science with the Division of Forest Fauna and Grazing in the Bureau of Forestry. The FGA was transformed back to a
Division of Fisheries under the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in 1939. RA 177 converted the said division into a Bureau of Fisheries.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (BFAR)
Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
Production support and enforced and evaluated
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
BFAR MFOs
Fishery support services delivered Aquatic fisheries regulations Aquatic and fisheries development
and standards developed, plans and policies developed,
implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
and enforced and evaluated

P/A/Ps
• Maintenance of mariculture parks • Monitoring, control and • Support to Bureau of
• Operation of research centers
surveillance Agriculture Statistics on
nationwide
• Maintenance of hatcheries and fishery and aquatic resources
establishment of seaweed • Fish health management and data/information/generation
nurseries inspection
• Fish seed production and • Operation of Fishery
distribution • Coastal resource management Information Management
• Production-related research Center (FIMC)
activities on fishery • Inland fisheries management
• Fishery extension support,
education and training • Fishery and aquatic resources
• Operation of cyanide detection policy agenda formulation
• Provision of market assistance test and of quality assurance
and conduct of market-related
research and linkaging/promotion laboratories
activities
• Credit facilitation/provision of • National stock assessment
assistance in loan accessing program
• Postharvest research, distribution
and infra establishment/operation • Inspection/quarantine

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 Bureau of Postharvest Research
and Extension

Legal Basis

Q Presidential Decree No. 1380 (May 24, 1978) created the National Post Harvest Institute for
Research and Extension (NAPHIRE) as the research and extension arm of the National Grains
Authority (NGA) for post-harvest technology.

Q Letter of Instructions No. 1142 (May 25, 1981) converted the NGA into a National Food Authority
(NFA) and, correspondingly, expanded the powers and functions of the NAPHIRE to include
other agricultural commodities.

Q Executive Order No. 116 (January 30, 1987) renamed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
(MAF) into the Ministry of Agriculture (MA), and identified the NFA and its subsidiaries as attached
to the MA, including NAPHIRE as NFA’s research/extension arm.

Q Executive Order No. 494 (December 6, 1991), reorganized certain government-owned and
controlled corporations and provided for the regularization of some entities, including the NAPHIRE
which was transformed into the Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension (BPRE) under
the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Q Republic Act No. 8435 (December 22, 1997), the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of
1997, defined the role of the BPRE in enhancing agriculture and fisheries development.

Mandate

The Bureau of Postharvest Research and Extension (BPRE) generates, extends, and commercializes
appropriate post-production technologies and practices to reduce losses, improve food and feed
quality, ensure food safety, and maximize the benefits that accrue to the various stakeholders.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (BPRE)

Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
Production support and enforced and evaluated
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
BPRE MFOs
Postproduction technology Postharvest/post production Postharvest/post production
research and development research and development research and development
and extension services and extension support, education and extension support, education
and training services (ESETS) and training services (ESETS)
in support of regulatory services in support of planning
and development, monitoring and
evaluation
P/A/Ps

• Research and development on • Evaluation of technologies and • Assessment of marketing

postharvest facilities and postharvest facilities and systems
equipment equipment for product quality
assurance/ technology • Socio-economic assessment
• Technology advancement in performance of developed technologies
support of research
• Development of management • Quantitative and qualitative
• Extension technical support and system for the control of loss assessments
assistance development microorganisms
• Comprehensive assessment
• Rationalization of engineering of available postharvest
services focused on PH facilities and technologies
facilities and equipment

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 Cotton Development Administration

Legal Basis

Republic Act No. 8486 (February 11, 1998), the Cotton Industry Development Act of 1998, merged
the Philippine Cotton Corporation (PCC) and the Cotton Research and Development Institute (CRDI)
into a single entity, the Cotton Development Administration (CODA), attached to the Department of
Agriculture.

Mandate

The Cotton Development Administration (CODA) provides the necessary support to cotton industry
development through appropriate services in cotton production, research, extension and training,
financial assistance and other support services with the goal of improving farmers’ income,
reducing lint imports, and generating foreign exchange revenues.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (CODA)

Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
Production support and enforced and evaluated
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
CODA MFOs
Cotton production support Cotton product standards developed Cotton development plans
services and technology research and implemented and policies developed,
and development services implemented, monitored
delivered and evaluated

P/A/Ps

• Cotton research and • Product standards updating • Conduct of public consultations

development
• Seedgrower accreditation • Programs and projects
• Provision of production inputs endorsement

• Reports dissemination

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 Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority

Legal Basis

• Presidential Decree No. 135 (February 22, 1973) created the Fertilizer Industry Authority (FIA)
“to regulate, control and develop the fertilizer industry in the country to assure the agricultural
sector of adequate fertilizer supply at the lowest possible cost.”

• Presidential Decree No. 1144 (May 30,1977) abolished the FIA and created the Fertilizer and
Pesticide Authority (FPA) as an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture.

• Executive Order No. 116 (January 30, 1987) organized the units of the Ministry of Agriculture
(nomenclature due to reorganization/change in the form of government) and integrated all offices
and agencies whose functions relate to agriculture and fishery into the Ministry (now Department)
of Agriculture with the FPA as one of those agencies attached to it.

Mandate

The Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) is responsible for assuring the agricultural sector of
adequate supply of fertilizer and pesticide at reasonable prices, rationalizing the manufacture and
marketing of fertilizer, protecting the public from risks inherent in the use of pesticides, and educating
the agricultural sector in the use of these inputs.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (FPA)

Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
Production support and enforced and evaluated
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
FPA MFOs
Extension support, education and Regulatory services Policy, planning and advocacy
training services

P/A/Ps

• Conduct of training activities • Conduct of inspection on • Conduct of public consultations

(prerequisite to licensing and fertilizer and pesticide
accreditation, for technical handlers and products • Endorsement of plans and
expertise, for fertilizer/ programs as inputs to MTPIP
pesticide handlers) • Issuance of regulatory
documents (clearance and • Database/statistical report
permits, licenses, registration) generation

• Conduct of clean-up drives

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 Fiber Industry Development Authority

Legal Basis

• Executive Order No. 709 (July 27, 1981) created the Fiber Development Authority (FDA) which
absorbed the functions of the Bureau of Fiber and Inspection Service and of the Abaca Industry
Development Authority (agencies under the Ministry of Industry), placing FDA (as a government
corporation) under the administrative supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture.

• Executive Order No. 116 (January 30, 1987) reorganized the units of the Ministry of Agriculture
and integrated all offices and agencies whose functions relate to agriculture and fishery into the
Ministry, identified the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA, in effect renaming the FDA)
as one of the attached corporations/agencies of the Ministry of Agriculture.

• Executive Order No. 494 (December 6, 1991), reorganizing certain government-owned or

controlled corporations, transformed FIDA as a regular agency under the Department of Agriculture.

MANDATE

The Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) promotes the accelerated growth and development
of the fiber industry in all its aspects through research, extension, production support, utilization
technologies, market development, standards enforcement, and trade regulation.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (FIDA)

Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
Production support and enforced and evaluated
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
FIDA MFOs
Modernized fiber development Appropriate and comprehensive Plans and policies developed,
support services provided regulations developed, enforced implemented, monitored
and monitored and evaluated

P/A/Ps

• Conduct of agricultural research • Fiber inspection and standards • Formulation of plans,

on fiber crop production, fiber enforcement coordination of programs and
technology and utilization monitoring of plans, guidelines
• Registration, licensing and re: fiber production, in support
• Distribution of planting surveillance of fiber industry development
materials

• Provision of technical services

to fiber crop producers

• Conduct of market promotion,

linkages and assistance to
fiber trading

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 Livestock Development Council

Legal Basis

• Presidential Decree No. 914 (March 29,1976) created the Livestock Development Council (LDC)
under the administrative supervision of the Department of Agriculture (DA).

• Executive Order No. 116 (January 30, 1987) reorganized the units of the Ministry of Agriculture
(MA) and integrated all offices and agencies whose functions relate to agriculture and fishery into
the Ministry. It identified the LDC as one of the attached agencies of the MA, now DA.

Mandate

The Livestock Development Council (LDC) is responsible for the formulation and establishment of
comprehensive policy guidelines for the livestock industry, the preparation of plans and programs
and evaluation of livestock programs/projects in support of the development of the industry and food
self-sufficiency and security.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (LDC)

Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
Production support and enforced and evaluated
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training

LDC MFOs
Policy formulation, planning and
advocacy services on livestock
industry development

P/A/Ps
• Policy formulation and review
and establishment of
comprehensive policy
guidelines for the livestock
industry

• Monitoring and evaluation of

livestock projects/activities

• Conduct of dialogues and

consultation with various
stakeholders

• Information dissemination

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 National Agricultural and Fishery Council

Legal Basis

• Executive Order No. 183 (May 6, 1969) created the National Food and Agricultural Council (NFAC)
under the Office of the President, replacing the Rice and Corn Production Coordinating Council
(RCPCC).*
• Executive Order No. 754 (December 16, 1981) expanded NFAC’s functions to include non-agricultural
concerns, consistent with a multi-disciplinary, inter-agency and systems approach to the development
of commodities covered by the food development programs.
• Executive Order No. 116 (January 30, 1987), which renamed the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
(MAF) as the Ministry of Agriculture(MA), reorganized MA’s units and integrated under it all offices and
agencies whose functions relate to agriculture and fishery, and provided for the attachment of the
NFAC as the National Agricultural and Fisheries Council (NAFC) to MA (now the Department of
Agriculture).

Mandate

The National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC) acts as advisory body to the Department of Agriculture
to ensure the success of DA programs and projects, and initiates the development of a private sector-led
nationwide network of Agricultural and Fisheries Councils (AFCs) and sectoral committees. It assists the
Department in the broad-based monitoring and coordination of Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act
(AFMA) processes and serves as the integrative and consultative structure for inter-agency and inter-
sectoral collaboration in agricultural and fishery modernization.

* The RCPCC was originally the Rice and Corn Coordinating Council (RCCC) created through Republic Act 2084 in 1958. The RCCC became
the Rice and Corn Authority (RCA) in 1964 through Executive Order 62 and later as the Rice and Corn Production Coordinating Council
(RCPCC) in 1966 through Executive Order 50.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (NAFC)

Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
Production support and enforced and evaluated
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
NAFC MFOs
Policy formulation and advocacy
services

P/A/Ps
• Advocacy and information
dissemination

• Conduct of local and

international networking and
linkaging for resource
generation

• Conduct of local and national

consultation on agriculture and
fisheries development
programs

• Monitoring and evaluation of

agriculture and fisheries
development programs

• Maintenance of information
database system

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 National Meat Inspection Service

Legal Basis

• Presidential Decree No. 7 (October 1, 1972) authorized the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural
Resources to establish a National Meat Inspection Commission (NMIC) to promulgate specific
policies and procedures governing the flow of livestock and livestock products through the
various stages of marketing and the proper preservation and inspection of such products.

• Presidential Decree No. 461 (May 16, 1974) reorganized the Department of Agriculture and
Natural Resources (DANR) into a Department of Agriculture (DA) and a Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) and placed the NMIC under the administrative supervision of the Department
of Agriculture.

• Executive Order No. 292 (July 25, 1987), the Administrative Code of 1987, identified the
National Meat Inspection Commission as one of the attached agencies of the Department of
Agriculture.

• Republic Act No. 9296 (May 12, 2004), the Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines, provided
for the strengthening of the meat inspection system in the country, renaming the NMIC into the
National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) and classifying it as a specialized regulatory service
agency attached to the Department of Agriculture with the sole national controlling authority on
all matters pertaining to meat and meat product inspection and meat hygiene.

Mandate

The National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) promulgates and implements policies, procedures, guidelines,
rules and regulations governing post-production flow of livestock and meat and meat products (both locally
produced and imported) through the various stages of marketing and proper handling, inspection, processing,
storage and preservation of such products. It protects the interest, health, and general welfare of the meat-
consuming public and is responsible for the development of the livestock and meat industry.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (NMIS)

Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
and enforced and evaluated
Production support
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
NMIS MFOs
Market development services Regulatory services Information database services

Other infrastructure and/or

postharvest development
services

Extension support, education

and training services

P/A/Ps
• Provision of market • Development of standards and • Conduct of advocacy activities
development assistance guidelines related to food safety
and quality • Conduct of consultations,
• Conduct of other infrastructure workshops and meetings
and/or postharvest • Meat inspection and
development services accreditation services • Establishment of central and
regional database/information
• Conduct of capability building • Meat establishment system
activities / Extension Support, improvement project
Education and Training on
meat inspection procedures

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 Philippine Carabao Center

Legal Basis

Republic Act No. 7307 (March 27, 1992), the Philippine Carabao Act of 1992, created the Philippine
Carabao Center (PCC) under the supervision and control of the Department of Agriculture.

Mandate

The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) conserves, propagates, and promotes the carabao as a
source of draft animal power, meat, milk, and hide to benefit rural farmers. It is responsible for the
promotion of profitable and sustainable carabao-based enterprises designed to improve farmers’
income through carabao-genetic improvement, technology development and dissemination, and
ensuring better nutrition of rural farming communities

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (PCC)

Societal Goal
Poverty Reduction and Improved Quality of Life

Sectoral Goals

Food Security Global Competitiveness Increased Rural Income Sustainable Development

Organizational Outcomes

Increased agriculture Reduced cost of priority Improved quality Increased employment

and fisheries production wage goods and other of agriculture in agriculture
and productivity important non-wage goods and fishery products and fisheries

DA MFOs
MFO 1 MFO 2 MFO 3
Agriculture and fishery support Regulations developed, Plans and policies developed,
services delivered implemented, monitored implemented, monitored
and enforced and evaluated
Production support
Market development
Credit facilitation
Irrigation development
Postharvest/other infrastructure
Extension support, education and
training
PCC MFOs
Production support services Policy formulation
and advocacy services
• Genetic upgrading and
production related research
and technology development

• Market development services

• Extension support, education

and training services
P/A/Ps
• Genetic conservation and • Policy research and
utilization assessment and project
development
• Technology generation/
research and development,
• Program/project coordination
transfer and verification
monitoring and evaluation
• Market development services
• Information management
• Social and enterprise support
development

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