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 MANDATE
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is the government
agency responsible for the promotion of agricultural
development by providing the policy framework, public
investments, and support services needed for domestic and
export-oriented business enterprises.

VISION
The DA envisions a modernized agriculture and fisheries; a
diversified rural economy that is dynamic, technologically
advanced, and internationally competitive. Its
transformation is guided by the sound practices of resource
sustainability, the principles of social justice and a strong
private sector participation.

MISSION
It is the mission of DA to help and empower the farming
and fishing communities and the private sector to produce
enough, accessible, and affordable, safe, and nutritious
food for every Filipino and a decent income for all.

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HISTORY
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 First Philippine Republic,
American Regime

June 23, 1898

The Department of Agriculture and Manufacturing
was formed 11 days after the proclamation of the Philippine
Independence on June 12, 1898. It was one of the first
agencies that President Emilio Aguinaldo formed.

1898–1900
As an important agency under the First Republic, the
Department was mandated to oversee food production.
During its early years, it was headed by three directors:
Jose Alejandrino, Graciano Gonzaga, and Leon Ma.
Guerrero.

1901
Renamed as the Insular Bureau of Agriculture under
the Department of Interior in 1901, the agency was headed
by Americans: Frank Lamson-Scribner (1902), W.C.
Welborn (1904), and Dr. George Nesom (1907).

1910
The Bureau was placed under the supervision of the
Department of Public Instruction with Frederick Taylor
(1911–1914) and Harry Edwards (1914–1916) as head of
office.

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1917
The Department of Agriculture and Natural
Resources (DANR) took over the functions of the
bureau and was led by Secretaries Galicano Apacible
(1917–1921), Rafael Corpuz (1921–1923), and Silvestre
Apostol (1923–1928).

1928–1932
During the administration of Secretary Rafael Alunan, Sr.,
DANR became the Department of Agriculture and
Commerce. The Bureau of Agriculture was split into two
bureaus: the Plant Industry and the Animal Industry.

1933
The Department, which created the Fish and Game
Administration and the Fiber Inspection Service, was
then under the leadership of Secretary Vicente Singson
Encarnacion.

1934–1941
Eulogio Rodriguez, Sr. was appointed Secretary who was
replaced by Secretary Benigno S. Aquino, Sr. in 1939
until 1941. During Aquino’s term, the Fish and Game
Administration was restructured and the Division of Soil
Survey was created.

1941–1942
With the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, President
Manuel Quezon reappointed Secretary Rafael Alunan, Sr.
as Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce.

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Galicano Apacible Rafael Corpuz Silvestre Apostol
(1917-1921) (1921-1923) (1923-1928)

Rafael Alunan, Sr. Vicente Singson Eulogio

(1928-1932, Encarnacion Rodriquez, Sr.
1941-1942) (1933-1934, (1934-1938)
1945-1946)

Benigno S. Mariano Placido Mapa

Aquino, Sr. Garchitorena (1948-1949,
(1939-1941) (1946-1948) 1953)

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 Post-War Period

July 4, 1945
After the country’s liberation from the Japanese, the
government reconstituted the agencies including the
Department of Agriculture and Commerce (DAC).
With the resumption of the Commonwealth Government,
President Sergio Osmeña reappointed Vicente Singson
Encarnacion as Secretary of the DAC.

1946–1948
President Manuel Roxas appointed Mariano Garchitorena
as the Department Secretary.
1947: The Department was renamed DANR.
1948: President Elpidio Quirino appointed Placido L.
Mapa as Secretary.

1950
Vice President Fernando Lopez served concurrently
as the DANR chief. During his term, the Bureau of
Agricultural Extension (now Agricultural Training
Institute) was established, along with the organization of
the 4-H Clubs and Rural Improvement Clubs (RICs)
nationwide.

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1953
President Quirino reappointed Placido L. Mapa to lead the
Department. Under his tenure, the Rice Economic Board was
set up.

Salvador Araneta was later named as secretary and three

major agencies under the DANR were created: Agricultural
Tenancy Commission, precursor of the Department of
Agrarian Reform; Philippine Tobacco Administration,
forerunner of the National Tobacco Administration; and
Philippine Coconut Administration (now known as
Philippine Coconut Authority).

1955–1960
President Magsaysay appointed Juan G. Rodriguez as DANR
chief, whose term was highlighted by several milestones: the
Philippines became a member of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); launch of
the National Rice and Corn Production Program; and creation
of the Rice and Corn Coordinating Council, forerunner
of the National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC).

Fernando Lopez Salvador Araneta Benjamin Gozon

(1950-1952, (1953-1955) (1962-1963)
1965-1968)

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 DA moved to Quezon City
1959
The DANR office moved from Manila (at Agrifina Circle) to
Quezon City (along Elliptical Road in Diliman).

1961
When Cesar Fortich became the DANR chief in 1961, the
Abaca Development Board (forerunner of the Fiber
Development Authority) was created. Jose Locsin, then
concurrent chairman of the National Economic Council,
succeeded Fortich from September to December 1961.

1962
President Diosdado Macapagal appointed Benjamin
M. Gozon as Secretary. Two agencies were created: the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics (forerunner of the
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics); and the National Rice
and Corn Administration or RCA (now known as the
National Food Authority).

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1963
President Macapagal appointed RCA administrator Jose Y.
Feliciano as concurrent Secretary of Agriculture. Feliciano
launched the Agricultural Marketing News Service that
provided farmers and consumers prices of selected
commodities regularly.

1965
President Ferdinand Marcos named Vice President Lopez
as Secretary, serving for the second time in a concurrent
capacity. Considered as the “rice czar,” he successfully
implemented a production program that enabled the
Philippines to export rice for the first time in 1968.

1974
President Marcos reorganized and split the DANR into two
agencies: Department of Agriculture (DA); and
Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Arturo R. Tanco, Jr. was named Secretary of DA.

Arturo Tanco, Jr. Salvador Escudero III

(1974-1984) (1984-1986;
1996-1998)

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 Renaming of the Agency
1978
Government departments were transformed into ministries
with the country’s shift to parliamentary form of government.

With Tanco remaining at the helm of the Ministry of

Agriculture (MA), the Masagana 99 rice production
program was launched which made the country self-sufficient
in rice and enabling it to be an exporter. A similar program
pushed for the self-sufficiency in white corn. In June 1978, the
MA established 12 regional offices nationwide.

1984
When the agency was renamed Ministry of Agriculture
and Food (MAF), the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources of the Ministry of Natural Resources was
transferred to it.

Salvador H. Escudero III served as MAF Minister and

implemented the Intensive Rice Production Program (IRPP),
an import-substitution program, and expanded government’s
animal dispersal program.

1986
Under the Presidency of Corazon C. Aquino, Ramon V. Mitra,
Jr. was named as MAF Minister. Mitra implemented policy
and institutional reforms that freed the agriculture markets,
enabling farmers to enjoy higher farmgate prices.

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1987
MAF Deputy Minister Carlos G. Dominguez was appointed
to replace Mitra. During his time, President Aquino signed
and issued Executive Order No. 116, which renamed
and reorganized the MAF into the Department of
Agriculture (DA).

1988
Dominguez established the Comprehensive Agricultural
Loan Fund (CALF) and the Livelihood Enhancement for
Agricultural Development (LEAD) program. Agriculture
and Fishery Councils (AFCs) were set up at the
sectoral, regional, provincial and municipal levels to
provide inputs on major programs and policy decisions
and help plan and monitor projects.

1990–1991
Senen Bacani became secretary and implemented the Rice
Action Program (RAP) and Corn Production Enhancement
Program (CPEP).

Ramon Mitra Carlos Dominquez Senen Bacani

(1986-1987) (1987-1990) (1990-1991)

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 1992
President Fidel V. Ramos named Roberto S. Sebastian as DA
chief who introduced the Key Production Approach (KPA),
which became the basis of the Medium-Term Agricultural
Development Plan (MTADP).

1996
President Ramos reappointed Dr. Salvador H. Escudero
III as DA Secretary. He launched the Gintong Ani food
production and security program.

1998
President Joseph Ejercito Estrada designated William
D. Dar as Acting DA Secretary who introduced the
administration’s 10-point agenda in agriculture and fisheries
under the Agrikulturang Makamasa program.

1999
When former Senate President Edgardo J. Angara became
the DA Secretary, he authored the Agriculture and
Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) of 1997 or the
Republic Act No. 8435.

Roberto Sebastian William Dar Edgardo Angara

(1992-1996) (1998-1999) (1999-2001)

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 DA in the 21st Century
2001
Domingo F. Panganiban continued the implementation of
AFMA as the government’s comprehensive framework and
platform for rural development when he assumed office in
January 2001.
A month later, he was replaced by Leonardo Q.
Montemayor, who launched the Ginintuang Masaganang
Ani Countrywide Assistance for Rural Employment and
Services (GMA-CARES).

2002
Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr. took the helm at DA and
spearheaded the Roll- On, Roll-Off (RORO) transport
program. The hybridization programs of DA were
intensified and interventions were focused on the regions
in Mindanao.

Domingo Leonardo Luis Lorenzo Jr.

Panganiban Montemayor (2002-2004)
(2001, 2005) (2001-2002)

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2004–2005
When Secretary Arthur C. Yap was appointed, he unveiled
the GMA Goal 1 (develop two million hectares of new
lands for agribusiness to contribute two million to the 10
million jobs targeted by 2010) and GMA Goal 2 (make food
plentiful while keeping the price of “wage goods” at
low prices).
During Panganiban’s second term as secretary in 2005, a
total of 203,000 hectares of idle lands and 313,000 jobs
were developed under Goal 1 and 10 Huwarang Palengke
(outstanding markets) were identified under Goal 2.

2006
When Yap returned to the DA in October 2006, he
implemented various projects and policies towards the
attainment of food security and self-sufficiency. Upon
Secretary Yap’s decision to run as Representative of the 3rd
District of Bohol, Secretary Bernie Fondevilla took over in
March 2010.

Arthur Yap Proceso Alcala Emmanuel Piñol

(2004-2005, (2010-2016) (2016-2019)
2006-2010)

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2010
On June 30, 2010, President Benigno S. Aquino III
appointed Proceso J. Alcala as Secretary. He was one of the
principal authors of Republic Act 10068 or the Organic
Agriculture Act of 2010.

2016

Emmanuel F. Piñol was appointed by President Rodrigo

R. Duterte on July 1, 2016. He committed to bring
agriculture and fisheries programs to basic by addressing
food production and poverty. Efforts were geared towards
production and trade of staple food commodities and high-
value crops.

2019

William D. Dar was called again to serve government as

the Secretary of Agriculture on August 5, 2019, under
the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dar
introduced the “New Thinking for Agriculture” which is
anchored on the vision: A food-secure Philippines with
prosperous farmers and fisherfolk.

2022
As the country’s 17th President, President Ferdinand
“Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (BBM) made the unprecedented
decision of designating himself as the concurrent head of
the DA amidst the looming global food crisis.

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In his inaugural message on June 30, 2022, the President
noted that the country’s agriculture sector “cries for urgent
attention” after years of neglect and misdirection.
His plan of action for the short-term is to
increase the yield of the country’s main staple
and provide support to those in need of
government assistance.
Over the long-term, he is
pushing for multi-year planning
focused on the restructuring
of the food value chain from
research to development to
retail. Hence, he called upon
the members of the DA
family to work fast and
efficiently to surmount
the numerous
challenges that
threaten the country’s
food supply and
stymied the growth
of the farm sector
for decades.

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ORGANIZATIONAL
CHART

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 Administrative Service
Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS)
Field Operations Service (FOS)
Financial and Management Service (FMS)
Information and Communications Technology Service (ICTS)
Internal Audit Service (IAS)
Legal Service
Planning and Monitoring Service (PMS)
Policy Research Service (PRS)
Project Development Service (PDS)

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 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
It spearheads the continuing development of Department-
wide standardized systems and procedures to improve the
quality and efficiency of administrative services at all levels of
implementation.

Divisions
Personnel Division
provides efficient and effective service relating to human resource
management and administration.

Human Resource Development Division (HRDD)

provides opportunity for employees to develop technical enrichment,
and supervisory and managerial skills, among other expertise.

General Services Division (GSD)

provides support services relating to disbursement and collection,
property and supply, janitorial and security services, and other related
services.

Records Division
provides efficient, effective, and economical records management.

Procurement Division
undertakes the DA-wide procurement process and oversees
procurement activities of regional offices and bureaus.

Agriculture and Fisheries Information Division (AFID)

develops, produces, and disseminates communication support
materials on the Department’s thrusts, programs, projects, and policies
for varied clientele through multi-media platforms.

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 AGRIBUSINESS AND MARKETING
ASSISTANCE SERVICE (AMAS)
AMAS was created by virtue of Administrative Order No. 14, Series
of 1999 through the merging of the Agribusiness Investment
Information Service (AIIS) and the Marketing Assistance Service
(MAS). This restructuring was in compliance with the provisions
of DA AO No. 6 Series of 1998 or the Implementing Rules and
Regulations of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act
(AFMA).

Divisions
Market Development Division
spearheads agribusiness and market-related research to generate and
provide informative analyses of market trends and factors affecting the
demand for agri-fishery products; also responsible in product promotion,
directing market linkages to farmers, entrepreneurs, cooperatives, and
exploring/expanding market opportunities beyond their traditional
outlets.

Agribusiness and Investment Promotion Division (AIPD)

spearheads the efforts of the DA in generating and promoting private
investments by providing information on business opportunities and
facilitation of innovative business ventures.

Agribusiness Industry Support Division (AISD)

strengthens farmers’ and fisherfolk’s organizations/associations and
industry councils by providing technical support and agribusiness market
information services.

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 FIELD OPERATIONS SERVICE (FOS)
FOS serves as the coordinating body/functional link of the
DA Central Office to the Regional Field Offices (RFOs),
Bureaus, and Attached Agencies, and other offices for program
implementation and timely delivery of public goods and
services to the local government units (LGUs) through the
RFOs.

Divisions
Field Programs Operational Planning Division
(FPOPD)
translates strategic plans into operational plans of DA programs and
projects with cross-sector concerns such as: climate change, disaster
risk management, DA–DAR–DENR Convergence Initiatives, Hunger
Mitigation Program, National Anti-Poverty Commission, Indigenous
Peoples (IPs), Gender and Development, annual search for outstanding
achievers in agriculture and fisheries, and the like.

Field Programs Coordination and Monitoring Division

(FPCMD)
conducts field visits of programs/projects implemented at the regional,
provincial, municipal, and barangay levels whenever necessary and
ensures that DA programs/projects are implemented in accordance
with the formulated operational plans and guidelines.

Special Projects Coordination and Management

Assistance Division (SPCMAD)
ensures the smooth implementation of foreign-assisted projects and
locally funded projects.

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 FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT
SERVICE (FMS)

Divisions

Accounting Division
advises management on financial matters; processes payment claims;
verifies finance reports; files and maintains accounting records and
books of accounts of the Office of the Secretary; performs financial
analysis and interpretations; and provides adequate and timely
financial information critical to the management.

Management Division
develops plan and program objectives relative to management
improvement; examines administrative organization, existing
methods, procedures, and systems, and makes recommendations for
improvements; develops new and improved management systems;
develops staffing standards and manpower requirements; and reviews
internal control systems.

Budget Division
prepares/consolidates annual budget, activity recasts, program
structure changes, allotments, and other requirements of requesting
agencies; designs, develops, implements, and/or updates budget
monitoring tools and standards; provides technical assistance in
the presentation of the department’s budget; collects, analyzes, and
documents budget data.

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 INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
SERVICE (ICTS)
ICTS provides the leadership in the development and
implementation of reliable and cost-effective information and
communication technology systems of the Department at all
levels of implementation.

Divisions
ICT Planning and Standards Division (ICT-PSD)
formulates ICT plans, policies, and operating standards and guidelines;
monitors and evaluates ICT programs and projects; and builds and
maintains a community of ICT Professionals.

Systems and Application Development Division

(SADD)
develops and maintains application system and develops office-wide
automation and productivity applications.

Database Management Division (DMD)

responsible for the systematic organization and management of a
large collection of interrelated agricultural databases; uploading and
extraction of data and information; and installation and updating of the
National Information Network (NIN) websites.

Network Operations and Management Division

(NOMD)
develops and manages the DA-NIN ICT infrastructure/facilities
covering the DA-Wide Area Network (WAN) and Agency Local Area
Network (LAN); and operates and maintains the infrastructure/
facilities.

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 INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE (IAS)
IAS conducts comprehensive audit in all Services/Offices of the
DA-Central Office, Regional Field Offices, Bureaus and other
agencies under the supervision and control of the Department;
and reports directly to the Department Secretary.

Divisions
Operations Audit Division (OAD)
evaluates the extent of compliance and ascertains the effective,
efficient, ethical and economical execution of the Department’s
operations, programs and projects by utilizing internal auditing
methods.

Management Audit Division (MAD)

evaluates the achievement of the control objectives of the operating or
support units of the Department, which include safeguarding of assets,
checking the accuracy and reliability of accounting data, adherence to
managerial policies and compliance with laws, rules and regulations by
utilizing internal auditing methods.

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 LEGAL SERVICE
The Legal Service is mandated under the Administrative Code
(EO 292) to handle the legal requirements including those
pertaining to the quasi-judicial and regulatory functions of DA
and its Bureaus.

Divisions

Research and Regulations Division (RRD)

provides legal advice and technical assistance concerning policy issues,
and regulatory functions, among other related matters; assists in the
preparation and/or review of contracts and other legal instruments
wherein the Department, or any of its component agencies, is a party.

Litigation and Adjudication Division (LAD)

serves as the main litigation unit in coordination with the other units
of the Department, its regional field offices, bureaus, and attached
agencies.

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 PLANNING AND MONITORING
SERVICE (PMS)
The PMS is responsible for the formulation of medium- and
long-term plans, monitoring and evaluation of the implemented
plans and programs, and the conduct of annual plan and budget
preparation, among others.

Divisions

Planning and Programming Division (PPD)

reviews and integrates the medium-term Agriculture and Fisheries
Modernization Plan (AFMP) and the annual plan and budget proposals
of operating unit; generates the DA annual strategic plan.

Investment Programming Division (IPD)

conducts investment programming and prioritization activities;
finalizes and institutionalizes the Public Investment Programming
(PIP) System and resource allocation scheme; and prepares the sector’s
investment plan in the medium term.

Monitoring and Evaluation Division (MED)

conducts sector-wide impact evaluation to cover policies, programs and
projects; leads in the development of a Benefit/Results Monitoring and
Evaluation System; and conducts mid-term and post-evaluation
of projects.

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 POLICY RESEARCH SERVICE
(PRS)
Divisions

Macro-Economic Policy Division (MEPD)

responsible for macro-economic policy, long term policy studies, and
the legislative portfolio.

Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Policy Division

(FAFPD)
responsible for policies and policy issues related to technology transfer,
sanitary and phytosanitary measures and commodity monitoring and
surveillance.

International Affairs Division (IAD)

responsible for the management of international relations and
resources; conduct of technical cooperation activities; and monitoring
of cooperation activities for agriculture and fisheries that arise from
international agreements.

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 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
(PDS)

Divisions

Project Identification and Evaluation Division

(PIED)
determines priority projects and assesses their viability in terms of
financing and implementation mechanism; serves as the focal unit in
the implementation of a Project Clearinghouse System in the DA.

Project Packaging and Resource Mobilization

Division (PPRMD)
enhances marketability of the projects identified based on the
appropriate procurement mode to be utilized for the purpose.

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 Agricultural Training Institute (ATI)
Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE)
Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR)
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS)
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)
Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM)
Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI)

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 AGRICULTURAL
TRAINING
INSTITUTE (ATI)
Certified ISO 9001:2015

ATI is the extension and training arm of the DA and it is mandated

to train agricultural extension workers and their clientele and lead
in the delivery of e-extension services for agriculture and fisheries.

Programs
- Assessment Center
- ATIng Gulayan ng DA
- Big Brother-Small Brother Extension Partnership Farm Tourism Sites (FTS)
- Ladderized Approach to ATI Extension Services
• Learning Sites for Practical Agriculture I (LSPA I)
• Learning Sites for Practical Agriculture II (LSPA II)
• Private Extension Service Providers (P-ESPs)
- Livelihood for Rural-Based Organizations (RBOs) Scheme on Farm Tourism

Partnerships/Projects
- ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Agricultural Training and Extension
- Better Rice Initiatives in Asia
- Malitubog-Maridagao Irrigation Project
- Project for Strengthening Capacity Building in Agriculture Sector in
ASEAN countries Phase 2 (CB Project 2)
- Weather Index Based Insurance

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Information Services
- e-Extension Program for Agriculture and Fisheries
• e-Learning (www.e-extension.gov.ph/elearning)
• e-Farming through the Farmers’ Contact Center
• Rice Crop Manager computer and mobile phone based tools
• FilFARM (Filipino Farmers Are Ready to Market)
- Knowledge Resource Center
• Agriculture and Fisheries Knowledge Center (AFKC)
• Learning and Discovery (LeAD) Center
• Farmers’ Information and Technology Services (FITS) Centers
- Knowledge Products
• Corporate Materials
• Documentation of Success Stories
• Techno-based ATI produced (Downloadable format)

Policy & Planning

- Corporate Planning
- Corporate Monitoring and Evaluation
- Extension Grant Systems
- Extension System Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Policy and Standards Development

Scholarship Programs
- Degree
• The Expanded Human Resource Development Program (EHRDP)
• Master in Public Management major in Rural Development (MPM-RD)
• Youth in Agriculture and Fisheries Program (YAFP)
- Non-degree
• Youth Empowerment through a Sustainable Program
• Young Filipino Farmers Training Program in Japan (YFTTPJ)


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Training Programs
- Commodity-based (rice, corn and cassava, high value crops)
- Livestock Production Trainings
- Organic Agriculture
- Urban Agriculture Street Caravans
- Social Technologies
• Extension Management
• Soft Skills Development
• Farm Business School
• Agri Mechanization
• Gender and Development
• Early Child Care Development Program
• Special Concerns Program

CONTACT

Agricultural Training Institute (ATI)

Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8929.8541 to 49
Fax No. +63 (2) 8920.9792
Email: [email protected]
Website: ati.da.gov.ph

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 BUREAU OF
AGRICULTURAL AND
FISHERIES
ENGINEERING (BAFE)

BAFE is mandated to monitor the implementation of the

National Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Plan of DA.
It also plans, implements, and evaluates the development of
agricultural mechanization and infrastructure in the agriculture
sector.

Services
- Agriculture & Fisheries Mechanization (AFMech) Service Map
- Agricultural Machinery Test Engineer Certification Exam
- Certificate of Conformity for Agricultural & Fisheries Machinery
- Classification of Manufacturers, Fabricators, Assemblers, Distributors,
Dealers, Importers, & Exporters (MFADDIEs)
- Permit to Operate for MFADDIEs
- Registration of MFADDIEs
- Testing & Evaluation of Agricultural Fisheries Machinery & Equipment

CONTACT
Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries
Engineering (BAFE)
Sugar Center, Annex II Building Extension
North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8351.8120; 8294.9741
Email: [email protected]
Website: bafe.da.gov.ph

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 BUREAU OF
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH (BAR)
Certified ISO 9001:2015

BAR leads the national agriculture and fisheries research and

development (R&D) and it is committed to consolidate, strengthen,
and develop the agriculture and fisheries R&D system.

Programs & Services

- Agriculture & Fisheries Research Policy & Advocacy
- Basic & Strategic Research
- Biofuels Feedstock
- Biotechnology Program
- Climate Change Program
- Community-based Participatory Action Research
- Facilities Development Program
- Human Resource Development Program
- Indigenous Plants for Health & Wellness
- Information Communication & Technology Program
- Knowledge Products & Services
- National Technology Commercialization Program
- Organic Agriculture Program

CONTACT

Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR)

RDMIC Building, Visayas Avenue cor. Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8461.2900; 8461.2800
Email: [email protected]
Website: bar.gov.ph

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 BUREAU OF
AGRICULTURE AND
FISHERIES
STANDARDS (BAFS)
Certified ISO 9001:2015

BAFS envisions to be the competent standard setting agency

ensuring the safety, quality, and global competitiveness of Philippine
agriculture and fishery products.

Programs & Services

- Laboratory Services
- Organic Agriculture Regulatory Services
• Accreditation of Organic Certifying Bodies
• Registration of Organic Food & Input Producers/Establishments
- Standards Formulation
- Standards Promotion and Information
- Technical Services for:
• Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
• Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP)
• Implementation of Agriculture and Fishery Product Standards
• National Quality Seal (NQS)
• Traceability Pilot Projects

CONTACT
Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS)
BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8928.8756 to 64
local 3301-3325
Email: [email protected]
Website: bafs.da.gov.ph

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 BUREAU OF
ANIMAL
INDUSTRY
(BAI)
BAI formulates policies, programs and projects that lead to the
development of the Philippine animal industries.

Programs & Services

- Regulatory
• Animal Facility Registration
• Animal Research Permit
• Animal Show Organizer
• Animal Show Permit
• Animal Show Vet Accreditation
• Export & Import Permit
• Good Animal Husbandry Practices Certification
• Livestock Farm Accreditation
• Local Shipping Permit
• Poultry Farm Accreditation
• Transport Carrier Accreditation
• Veterinarian Certification
- Research & Development
• Animal Loan
• Antibiotics, Drugs, & Products Assay
• Establishment of Pilot Biogas Digester Unit
• Feed (Proximate Analysis)
• Feed Microscopy & Miscellaneous Analysis
• Frozen Semen Distribution & Release
• Laboratory Testing for Animal Disease Diagnosis
• Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Sales & Distribution
• Mineral Analysis
• Pasture Seeds/Seedling Distribution

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- Information, Education, & Communication
• Philippine Animal Health Information System Website
(www.philahis.ahwd.ph/)
• Seminars on Livestock & Poultry Raising
• Training Assistance on BAI Developed Technologies
• Training on Feed Analysis

CONTACT
Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)
Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8925.4343; 8928.2429; 8528.2240
Mobile: +639633236053
Email: [email protected]
Website: bai.gov.ph

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 BUREAU OF
FISHERIES AND
AQUATIC
RESOURCES (BFAR)
Certified ISO 9001:2015

BFAR is the government agency responsible for the

development, improvement, management and conservation of
the country’s fisheries and aquatic resources.

Services
- Agriculture & Fisheries Support Services for Increased Productivity
& Income
• Production Support Services
• Aquaculture for Rural Development
• Market Development Services
• Post-Harvest and other Agricultural Infrastructure/Support Services
- Dynamic, Client Responsive & Rationalized Applied & Basic R&D services
• Extension Support, Education & Training Services
• Research & Development Services
- Comprehensive Regulatory Services
- Plans, Policy, Programs & Project Formulation, Coordination Advocacy,
Monitoring & Evaluation

CONTACT
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
Fisheries Bldg. Complex, BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue
Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8929.8074; 8929.9597
Email: [email protected]
Website: bfar.da.gov.ph

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 BUREAU OF
PLANT
INDUSTRY
(BPI)
BPI is mandated to serve and support the Philippine plant
industry sector. Its mission is to conserve and develop the
Philippine Plant Genetic Resources and ensure the protection
and development of the plant industry.

Services
- Analytical Laboratory Services
- Biosafety Permit for Commercial Propagation
- Biosafety Permit for Direct Use as Food & Feed or for Processing
- Biosafety Permit for Field Trial
- Clearance for Domestic Transport
- Conduct of Training
- Crop Variety Registration
- Disease Indexing for Viruses of Potato, Citrus, & Banana
- Distribution of Quality Seeds, Planting Materials, & other Farm Inputs
(Individual or Group)
- Domestic Plant Transport Permit
- Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Exporter Accreditation
- Fruits & Vegetable Packing Facility Accreditation
- Issuance of Certificate of Analysis of Fresh &
Minimally Processed Plant Food
- Importers Registration
- Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificate
- Laboratory Accreditation
- Laboratory Certificate of Analysis
- License to Export Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
- License to Operate - Quarantine Treatment Provider
- License to Operate for Facilities
(Treatment, Freezing, Milling, Transport & Warehouses)

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- License to Operate Packing Facility for Fruits & Vegetables
- National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) Registration
- Philippine Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP) Certification
- Plant Identification & Certification
- Plant Material Certification
- Plant Nursery Accreditation
- Plant Pest Diagnosis
- Plant Quarantine Services Certification
- Plant Tissue Culture Facility Accreditation
- Plant Variety Protection Certification
- Provision of Technical Assistance
- Quarantine Treatment Provider Accreditation
- Registration of Farm/Growers
- Sanitary & Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC)
- Seed Certification & Seed Testing
- Seed Growers Accreditation
- Soil Analysis for Bacterial Wilt & Potato Cyst Nematode

CONTACT
Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)
692 San Andres Street, Malate, Manila
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8525.7857; 8525.7909
Email: [email protected]
Website: buplant.da.gov.ph

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 BUREAU OF
SOILS AND WATER
MANAGEMENT
(BSWM)
Certified ISO 9001:2015
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 PAB Accredited Laboratory

The BSWM is the nationally mandated agency on sustainable

management of soil and water resources for agriculture. The
bureau is committed to provide excellent services for the
conservation and management of Philippine soils and water
resources. It is also committed to continually improve towards
excellent customer satisfaction and to ensure compliance with
relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.

Services
- Laboratory Analysis for Soil, Water, Fertilizer, & Plant Tissue
- Supervision, Regulation, Control & Issuances of License to Operate all
Soil Laboratories in the Philippines per PD 1435
- Fertilizer & Nutrient Recommendation
- Soil Test Kit Production & Distribution
- Laboratory Trainings & Tour of Facilities
- Technical Assistance on Soil & Water Resources Management
Technology, Assessment, & Mapping
- Researches, Technologies, Knowledge Products & use of Learning
Facilities
- Trainings, Capacity Building, Demonstration Centers, & Outreach Offices
- Technical Assistance/Capacity Building on Soil Sampling for Fertility
Assessment
- Soil Survey, Classification, & Mapping
- Special Projects/Composting Facilities for Biodegradable Wastes &
Organic Agriculture
- Technical Assistance in Cloudseeding Operations
- Technical Assistance in Planning & Implementation of Rainwater
Harvesting Facilities & Other related small Scale Irrigation Infrastructure
Capacity Building Activities

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- Technical Assistance on DA Certification for Land Use Reclassification
- Technical Assistance on the Identification & Sustainable Management
of Prime Agricultural Areas (Strategic Agriculture & Fishery Development
Zone or SAFDZ) & integration to Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)
- Technical Assistance on Agri-Investment Zoning of Agricultural
Commodities
- Technical Assistance on Soil & Water Researches, Technologies &
Trainings
- Technical Assistance on Soil Conservation, Farm Planning, &
Establishment of Soil Conservation Guided Farm (SCGF)

CONTACT
Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM)
SRDC Building, Elliptical Road corner Visayas Avenue
Vasra, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8273.2474 local 3200
Email: [email protected]
Website: bswm.da.gov.ph

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 PHILIPPINE
RUBBER
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE (PRRI)
PRRI is mandated to initiate and administer research and
development programs in improving productivity and quality
of rubber, thereby expanding and increasing the country’s
efficiency of rubber production and consumption.

Services
- Assistance in establishing village-based rubber enterprises
- Cooperative development among smallholders
- Promotion of planting, maintenance, & wise use of rubber trees
- Quality rubber tree seedlings, modern production techniques &
other support services from production to marketing
- Research & development projects on rubber
- Training & capacity-building programs

CONTACT

Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI)

DA Compound, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
ZAMPIARC Compound, Sanito, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Tel. No. +63 (62) 8333.2879
Email: [email protected]
Website: prri.da.gov.ph

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 Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC)
Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA)
National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)
National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS)
Philippine Carabao Center (PCC)
Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and
Mechanization (PhilMech)
Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF)
Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA)

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 AGRICULTURAL
CREDIT POLICY
COUNCIL (ACPC)
Certified ISO 9001:2015

The ACPC is the institution on agricultural credit policy and

program development that promotes a sustainable and effective
delivery of financial services to the countryside.

Services
- Agrarian Production Credit Program (APCP)
- Agri-Negosyo Loan Program (ANYO)
- Climate Change Adaptation Financing Program (CCAFP)
- Cooperative Banks Agri-Lending Program-II (CBAP-II)
- Kapital Access for Young Agripreneurs (KAYA)
- Landbank Agri-Financing Program (LANDBANK-AFP)
- Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA)
- Program for Unified Lending to Agriculture (PUNLA)
- Sikat Saka Program (SSP)
- Survival & Recovery Assistance Program (SURE)
- Value Chain Financing Program (VCFP)

CONTACT

Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC)

28th Floor, One San Miguel Avenue Building
San Miguel Avenue corner Shaw Boulevard
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8634.3320 to 21; 8634.3326
Email: [email protected]
Website: acpc.gov.ph

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 FERTILIZER AND
PESTICIDE
AUTHORITY (FPA)
Certified ISO 9001:2015

FPA is mandated to assure the public of affordable, safe and

adequate supply of fertilizers and pesticides.

Services
- Certificate & Accreditation ID
- Certificate of Product Registration (CPR)
- Fertilizer Experimental Use Permit
- FPA Laboratory Recognition
- Import/Export Permits
- Issuance for Plant-incorporated Protectant (PIP) & Other
Pesticidal Substances
- Laboratory Analysis
- Licensing of Fertilizer & Pesticide Dealers, Re-packers, & Handlers
- Licensing of Mango Contractors
- Pesticide Experimental Use Permit (EUP)
- Registration of Fertilizer Products
- Registration of Pesticide/Biorational Products

CONTACT

Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA)

BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8426.1572; 8920.8573
8927.2536; 8927.3647; 8920.8449
Email: [email protected]
Website: fpa.da.gov.ph

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 NATIONAL FISHERIES
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTE (NFRDI)
NFRDI is the lead agency for fisheries research and
development in the country. It aims to generate scientific
information and knowledge that will serve as basis for
sustainable fisheries management and policy formulation.

Services
- Aquaculture Research & Development
- Capture Fisheries Research & Development
- Fisheries Post-harvest Research & Development
- Information Dissemination
- Trainings

CONTACT

National Fisheries Research and Development

Institute (NFRDI)
Corporate 101 Building, Mother Ignacia Avenue
Brgy. South Triangle, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8352.3596
Email: [email protected]
Website: nfrdi.da.gov.ph

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 NATIONAL MEAT
INSPECTION
SERVICE
(NMIS)
NMIS is the country’s sole national controlling and competent
authority on all matters pertaining to meat inspection and
hygiene both for locally produced and imported meat.

Services
- Accreditation & Registration
• Cold Storage Warehouse Accreditation
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Certification
• Good Operating Practices (GOP) Certification
• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Certification
• Local & Imported Meat Product Registration
• Meat Establishment Accreditation
• Meat Establishment, Contractor, Slaughterhouse Equipment
Fabricator & Supplier Accreditation
• Meat Importer/Exporter/Distributor Accreditation
• Meat Inspection Certificate
• Meat Transport Vehicles Accreditation
• Meat Wholesaler/Retailer/Handler/Broker Accreditation
• Sales Promotion Permit

- Laboratory Testing & Analysis

• Detection of Contaminants
• Pathogen & Veterinary Drug Residues Monitoring
• Research & Analytical Tests for Food Quality Assurance & Standards
• Testing of Local & Imported Products

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- Meat Standards Development & Consumer Protection
• Consumer Information & Awareness, Consumer Welfare &
Protection, Consumer Assistance
• Formulation of Meat Hygiene & Safety Standards, Guidelines, &
Procedures
• Information Dissemination on Meat Safety & Quality of Meat &
Meat Products

CONTACT
National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS)
No. 4 Visayas Avenue, Vasra, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8924.7980; 8924.3118
Mobile No. +63 917.8367.009
Email: [email protected]
Website: nmis.gov.ph

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 PHILIPPINE
CARABAO CENTER
(PCC)
Certified ISO 9001:2015 l IS0 14001:2015
l ISO 45001:2018

PCC is mandated under RA 7307 to conserve, propagate, and

promote the carabao as a source of draft animal power, meat,
milk and hide to benefit the rural farmers.

Services
- Enterprise Development
• Access to Credit
• Cooperative Development
• Market Development
• Training of Technicians & Farmers

- Genetic Improvement
• Genepool for Riverine Buffalo
• Genepool for Swamp Buffalo
• Intensified Upgrading of Carabaos

- Research for Development

• Animal Health
• Breeding and Genetics
• Nutrition & Forage
• Product Development
• Reproductive Biotechnology
• Social & Policy Research

- Other Services
• Analysis of Milk Samples
• Artificial Insemination
• Biosafety & Environment Laboratory
• Bull Loan Program

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 • Dairy Buffalo Module
• Frozen Buffalo Semen Distribution
• Information & Library
• Marketing Assistance
• Nutrition Laboratory Services
• Provision of Superior Breeding Animals
• Technical Assistance & Extension
• Training of Technicians & Farmers
• Visitors’ Assistance

CONTACT
Philippine Carabao Center (PCC)
Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
Tel. No. +63 (44) 8456.0731 to 35
Email: [email protected]
Website: pcc.gov.ph

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 PHILIPPINE CENTER
FOR POSTHARVEST
DEVELOPMENT AND
MECHANIZATION
(PHilMech)
Certified ISO 9001:2015 l IS0 14001:2015
l ISO 45001:2018

PHilMech is mandated to generate, extend and commercialize

appropriate and problem-oriented agriculture and fishery
postharvest and mechanization technologies.

Services
- Postharvest Facility Support to the National Organic Agriculture Program
- National Cold Chain Program
- Establishment of Agricultural Tramlines
- Grain Drying Services
- Post-harvest Mechanization Technologies
- Post-harvest Training Courses
- Industrial Promotion Program
- Technology Licensing

CONTACT

Philippine Center for Postharvest Development

and Mechanization (PHilMech)
Maharlika Hi-way, Muñoz City, Nueva Ecija
Tel. No. +63 (44) 8456.0110
Email: [email protected]
Website: philmech.gov.ph

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 PHILIPPINE
COUNCIL FOR
AGRICULTURE AND
FISHERIES (PCAF)
PCAF promotes and strengthens capacities in participatory and
collaborative governance through its consultative mechanisms,
namely, the National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAF
Council), National Sectoral Committees (NSCs), and the
Agricultural and Fisheries Councils (AFCs).

Services
- Accreditation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)
- Broad-based monitoring & coordination of the agriculture &
fisheries modernization
- Comprehensive policy guidelines & policy recommendations
- Inter-agency & inter-sectoral collaborations
- Nationwide network of agricultural & fishery councils
- Participatory & collaborative governance

CONTACT

Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries

(PCAF)
Apacible Hall, DA Compound, Elliptical Road
Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8928.8751 to 65 locals 2601 to 2614
Email: [email protected]
Website: pcaf.da.gov.ph

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 Philippine
Fiber Industry
Development
Authority (PhilFIDA)
PhilFIDA promotes the growth and development of the natural
fiber industry through research and development; production
support; extension support, education and training services;
fiber utilization and technology; and standards implementation
and trade regulation.

Services
- Production Support
• Diagnostic Services on Plant Diseases
• Production of Anti-Sera for Virus Indexing
• Technical Assistance of Fiber Processing & Utilization, and
Planting Materials Production

- Regulatory
• Accreditation of Seed Growers and Machine Fabricators
• Implementation of Fiber Standards
• Licensing of Fiber Trade Participants

- Technical Assistance
• Information, Education and Communication Support Services for
Farmer’s Groups and Agriculture Technicians of the Local
Government Units
• Technical Assistance and Advisory Services
• Training Services

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- Research & Development
• Fiber Processing
• Laboratory Services
• Pest Management
• Production Systems
• Socio-Economics & Statistics
• Varietal Improvement

CONTACT

Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority

(PhilFIDA)
3rd Floor PhilFIDA, DA-PCAF Building, Elliptical Road,
Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8273.2474 local 2650 / 2651
Email: [email protected]
Website: philfida.da.gov.ph

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National Food Authority (NFA)
National Irrigation Administration (NIA)
National Tobacco Administration (NTA)
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)
Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA)
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)
Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)

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 NATIONAL
DAIRY
AUTHORITY
(NDA)
NDA is mandated to ensure the accelerated development of the
Philippine dairy industry through policy direction and program
implementation.

Services
- Dairy Business Enhancement
• Cost-efficient milk handling & processing facilities
• Dairy zone installation
• Expanding share of local milk in the liquid milk market
• Training of dairy managers & entrepreneurs

- Milk Feeding Program

• Build-up of the Philippine Milk Fund
• Enforcement of Section 16 of the National Dairy Development Act of 1995
• Inter-agency Milk Feeding Committee (IMFC)

- Herd Build-Up
• Animal financing
• Breeding/Multiplier Farm Operations
• Bull Loan Program
• Herd infusion
• Improved breeding efficiency
• Palit-Baka Scheme of Dairy Animal Distribution
• Save-the-Herd (STH) Program
• Upgrading of local animals

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- Milk Quality Assurance
• Farm & plant Audit
• Installation of quality control systems (QCS)

- Other Services
• Animal Health Services
• Breeding Services
• Market Assistance
• Research & Development

CONTACT

National Dairy Authority (NDA)

BAI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon
City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8926.0733 to 35; 8928.8681
Email: [email protected]
Website: nda.da.gov.ph

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 NATIONAL
FOOD
AUTHORITY
(NFA)
NFA is vested the functions of ensuring food security of the
country and the stability of supply and price of the staple grain-
rice. It performs these functions through various activities and
strategies, which include procurement of paddy from individual
bonafide farmers and their organizations, buffer stocking,
processing activities, dispersal of paddy and milled rice to
strategic locations and distribution of the staple grain to various
marketing outlets at appropriate times of the year.

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Services
- Consumer Protection
- Industry Regulation & Development
- Disaster & Crisis Preparedness Program
- Support to Farmers
- Indirect Market Intervention
• Corn Development Fund (CDF)
• Corn Marketing Assistance Program for Industry Producers/
Users - Local Government Units
• Enhanced Electronic Trading System (EETS) for Corn
• Farmers Option Buy Back
• Grains Exchange Program for Farmers Organizations &
Retailers Association (GEPFORA)
• Institutionalized Farmers as Distributors (I-FAD)
• Palay Marketing Assistance for Legislators & Local Government Units
(PALLGUs)
- Industry Regulation & Development
• Licensing & Registration of Grains Businessmen
• Total Quality Grains Management Program
• Rice Fortification Program
• Private Sector Importation

CONTACT

National Food Authority (NFA)

Visayas Avenue, Vasra, Quezon City
Hotline / Operation Center: +63917.1139347
Email: [email protected]
Website: nfa.gov.ph

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 NATIONAL
IRRIGATION
ADMINISTRATION
(NIA)
Certified ISO 9001:2015 l ISO 45001:2018

NIA is primarily responsible for irrigation development and

management. Its mission is to plan, construct, operate, and
maintain irrigation systems consistent with integrated water
resource management principles to improve agricultural
productivity and increase farmers’ income.

Services
- Irrigation Delivery
- Technical Assistance to LGU and other Parties
- Balikatan Sagip Patubig Program (BSPP)

Activities
- Project Preparation
- Construction of Irrigation Systems
- Operation and Maintenance of National Irrigation Systems
- Institutional Development Program
- Rehabilitation and Improvement of National and Communal Systems

CONTACT
National Irrigation Administration (NIA)
EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8921.3741; 8929.6071 to 79 loc. 113 / 119
Email: [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]
Website: nia.gov.ph

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 NATIONAL
TOBACCO
ADMINISTRATION
(NTA)
NTA was created to improve the economic and living conditions
of tobacco farmers including those who depend on the industry
for livelihood; and to promote a balanced and integrated growth
and development of the tobacco industry.

Services
-Analytical Services
•Soil Analysis
•Water Analysis
•Tissue Analysis
•Tobacco raw and products Analysis
-Regulatory Services
•License/permit
•Import/Export Clearance
•Transshipment Commodity Clearance
-Production and Facility Assistance
-Protocol Research Studies
-Tobacco seeds production and distribution

CONTACT

National Tobacco Administration (NTA)

3F & 4F Ben-Lor Building, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8372.3178; 8374.3987; 8372-3185
Email: [email protected]
Website: nta.da.gov.ph

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 PHILIPPINE
COCONUT
AUTHORITY
(PCA)
PCA is the sole government agency that is tasked to develop the
coconut industry to its full potential in line with the new vision
of a united, globally competitive, and efficient coconut industry.

Services
- Productivity Management
- Agricultural Research
- Community Enterprise Development
- Cocohub Enterprise Development
- Product Development

CONTACT

Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA)

PCA Building, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8928.4501
Email: [email protected]
Website: pca.gov.ph

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 PHILIPPINE
FISHERIES
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (PFDA)
PFDA promotes the development of the fishing industry
through the provision of post-harvest infrastructure facilities
and essential services.

Programs & Services

- Ice Plants and Cold Storage Program
• Refrigeration Facilities - Ice Plant
- Municipal Fish Ports Program
• Landing Facilities - Pier, Fish Unloading
• Market Facilities - Fish Trading
• Refrigeration Facilities - Ice Plant
- Regional Fish Ports Program
• Landing Facilities - Pier, Fish Unloading
• Market Facilities - Fish Trading
• Processing Facilities - Fish Processing
• Refrigeration Facilities - Cold Storage, Freezers & Ice Plants
• Auxiliary Facilities - Fuel depots, Ship repair yards, Fishing supplies
shops, Fishing net repair areas, & Food stalls

CONTACT

Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA)

PCA Building, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8925.6136
Email: [email protected]
Website: pfda.gov.ph

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 PHILIPPINE RICE
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
(PhilRice)
Certified ISO 9001:2008 l ISO 14001:2004
l OHSAS 45001:2018

PhilRice aims to improve the competitiveness of the Filipino rice

farmers and the Philippine rice industry and transform it to be
more profitable, resilient, and sustainable through responsive,
balanced, environmentally sound and partnership-based research,
development, and extension.

Products
- Seeds
- Machines
- Diagnostic Tools
- Biocontrol

Services
- Training Program
- Infotxt & E-Info
- Data Request
- Facilities

Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank (www.pinoyrice.com)

- Audio Clips
- E-books
- Games & Applications
- Info-On-Demand
- Learning Modules

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- Location-Specific Technology Primers
- Palayamanan Vegetable Production Guides
- PhilRice Knowledge Products
- PhilRice Machines
- Reading Materials
- Rice Facts & Figures
- Rice Varieties
- School-on-the-Air
- Technology Videos

CONTACT

Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)

Maligaya, Muñoz City, Nueva Ecija
Tel. No. +63 (44) 8456.5387
Text Center: 0917.111.7423
Email: [email protected]
Website: philrice.gov.ph

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 SUGAR
REGULATORY
ADMINISTRATION
(SRA)
Certified ISO 9001:2015

SRA formulates responsive development and regulatory policies

and provides research development and extension services to
ensure sufficient supply of sugarcane that improves productivity
and profitability of sugarcane farmers and processing industries.

Services
- Clearance
• Certificate of Exchange Authority (CEA) on Swapping of Two Different
Classes of Sugar
• Certificate of Sugar Requirement of Processors of Sugar-Based Products
• Clearance for Release of Imported Sugar
• Clearance to Export Molasses/Muscovado
• License to Mills/Refineries
• License to Sugar/Molasses & Muscovado Traders
• Premix Commodity Release Clearance
• Shipping Permit
• Sugar Export Clearance

- Regulation
• Muscovado Converter/Trader
• Processors/Manufacturers of Sugar-Based Products for Export
• Requirements for SRA Shipping Permit
• Sugar Trader

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- Research Development & Extension
• Environmental Monitoring of Sugar Mills & Refineries
• Information Dissemination
• Issuance of Certificate of Eligibility for Conversion of Sugarcane Land
• Juice Analysis
• Microbiological Analyses
• Micropropagated Plantlets
• Soil Analysis
• Sugar Analysis
• Survey/Identification/Validation of Expansion Areas for
Ethanol Production
• Technical Audit / Evaluation of sugar factories & refineries
• Technical Data Dissemination
• Technical Inquiries
• Technical Survey & Evaluation
• Technology Transfer & Commercialization of SRA-generated Technologies
• Training & Workshop
• Trichogramma Strips

CONTACT

Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA)

Sugar Center Building, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8455.3524; 8455.2135; 8455.1589
Email: [email protected]
Website: sra.gov.ph

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OFFICES (RFOs)

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Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | DA RFO-CAR
BPI Compound, Guisad, Baguio City
Tel. No. +63 (74) 445.4973
Email: [email protected]
Website: car.da.gov.ph

Ilocos Region | DA RFO-I

Aguila Road, Sevilla Norte, San Fernando City, La Union
Tel. No. +63 (72) 8242.1045 to 46
Email: [email protected]
Website: ilocos.da.gov.ph

Cagayan Valley Region | DA RFO-II

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Tel. No. +63 (78) 8396.1328; 8844.1031
Email: [email protected]
Website: rfo02.da.gov.ph

Central Luzon Region | DA RFO-III

Sto. Niño, Capitol Compound, San Fernando City, Pampanga
Tel. No. +63 (45) 8961.1452
Email: [email protected]
Website: rfo3.da.gov.ph

CALABARZON Region | DA RFO-IVA

Lipa Agricultural Research and Experiment Station
Marawoy, Lipa City, Batangas
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8920.0116; 8928 4310
Email: [email protected];
[email protected]
Website: rfo4a.da.gov.ph

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MIMAROPA Region | DA RFO-IVB
Regional Office Address:
J.P. Rizal Street, Brgy. Camilmil, Calapan City
Satellite Office:
3rd floor, ATI Building, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. No. +63 (2) 8927.4350; 8920.2044; 0999.884.7200
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: darfu4b.da.gov.ph

Bicol Region | DA RFO-V

San Agustin, Pili, Camarines Sur
Tel. No. +63 (54) 8477.0381
Email: [email protected]
Website: bicol.da.gov.ph

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Western Visayas Region | DA RFO-VI

WESVIARC Compound, Hamungaya, Buntatala
Jaro, Iloilo City
Tel. No. +63 (33) 8337.9092
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: rfu6.da.gov.ph

Central Visayas Region | DA RFO-VII

MES Compound, Estancia St., Maguikay, Mandaue City, Cebu
Tel. No. +63 (32) 8268.5187; 8238.2163; 8888.8022
Email: [email protected]
Website: rfu07.da.gov.ph

Eastern Visayas Region | DA RFO-VIII

Kanhuraw Hill, Tacloban City
Tel. No. +63 (53) 8832.0694; 8832.0834; 8832.0812
Email: [email protected]
Website: da08.da.gov.ph

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MINDANAO
Zamboanga Peninsula Region | DA RFO-IX
Lenienza, Pagadian City
Tel. No. +63 (62) 8991.3188
Email: [email protected]
Website: zambo.da.gov.ph

Northern Mindanao Region | DA RFO-X

Antonio Luna Street, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental
Tel. No. +63 (88) 8856.6871; 8856.2753 to 55
Email: [email protected]
Website: cagayandeoro.da.gov.ph

Davao Region | DA RFO-XI

F. Bangoy St., Agdao, Davao City
Tel. No. +63 (82) 8226.3625 local 1100
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: davao.da.gov.ph

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Soccsksargen Region | DA RFO-XII
Regional Center, Barangay Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City
Tel. No. +63 (83) 8228.3413
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: rfu12.da.gov.ph

Caraga Region | DA RFO-XIII

Capitol Site, Butuan City
Tel. No. +63 (85) 8341.2114; 8342.4092
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: caraga.da.gov.ph

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

(BARMM) | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian
Reform (MAFAR)
BARMM Compound, Gov. Gutierrez Ave., Cotabato City
Tel. No. +63 (064) 8421.1234 (for agriculture);
8522.3246 (for fisheries)
Email: [email protected]
Website: mafar.bangsamoro.gov.ph

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