NOAP-NPCO STRENGTHENS, ORGANIC INTERVENTIONS INTENSIFY Full-fledged workforce, focused plans and interventions, and hardworking organic practitioners and industry players translate to the country’s intensified organic agriculture. Owing to the recent amendment of the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 or R.A. 10068, now R.A. 11511, the National Organic Agriculture Program – National Program Coordinating Office (NOAP-NPCO) was continue reading : NOAP-NPCO STRENGTHENS, ORGANIC INTERVENTIONS INTENSIFY

More Ilocos farmers urged to adopt organic farming LAOAG CITY –   The provincial government of Ilocos Norte is encouraging more farmers to adopt organic farming as it implements its sustainable agriculture program. Provincial agriculturist Norma Lagmay said a special incentive program is provided to those who intend to apply organically-based farming practices. “With funding support from continue reading : More Ilocos farmers urged to adopt organic farming

DA-OA chief named Organic Agriculture Ambassador First Lady Marie Louise “Liza” Araneta Marcos, Senator Cynthia Villar, Senator Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios “Imee” Romualdez Marcos, and DA-National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) Director Bernadette F. San Juan were named the country’s Women in Organic Agriculture in Asia in the Philippines (WOAA-Ph) Ambassadors for their organic farming advocacies continue reading : DA-OA chief named Organic Agriculture Ambassador

Philippines’ hosts 6th Organic Asia Congress This year’s biggest global gathering on organic agriculture was held in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte on June 6-10, 2023 with more than 1,300 delegates, including 253 foreigners from 32 countries, joined and participated in the week-long activity for the 6th Organic Asia Congress. The event was organized by the continue reading : Philippines’ hosts 6th Organic Asia Congress

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, August 11 – Bracing up with challenges to further develop the organic agriculture (OA) sector, the agriculture department in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) is currently holding a consultative meeting on the Implementing Guidelines for the Establishment of OA Hubs. Dubbed as Organic Konek, it is seen as a one-stop shop that acts as continue reading : CONSULTATIVE MEETING DRAWS INPUTS ON ‘ORGANIC KONEK’ DRAFT GUIDELINES

Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, in coordination with the Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM) based in Camp Riego de Dios in Tanza, Cavite, have celebrated the graduation of 49 new organic agriculture enthusiasts under the regional office’s Farmers Field School (FFS) in Organic Vegetable Production Program on August 20, 2020. From April 30 to August continue reading : ARESCOM GOES ORGANIC

In celebration of the “Week (Sept. 14-18, 2020) the BFAR-NFFTC stocked Organic Tilapia and Ulang for the livelihood program of Diocese of San Jose City to the recipients of IP’s (Kapintalan Organic Farmers Association) in Sitio Luktu, Barangay Kapintalan, Carranglan Nueva Ecija. source: Mr. Zaldy F. Hechanova

The Department of Agriculture (DA) held the closing ceremony of the Organic Agriculture Month and the Oath-Taking of new members of the National Organic Agriculture Board (NOAB) last December 1, 2020. Honorable Sec. William D. Dar delivered a short message, The DA Secretary emphasized in his message, “We will promote organic agriculture in a big continue reading : CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MONTH AND OATH-TAKING OF NEW NOAB MEMBERS

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To further promote the adoption of Organic Agriculture and honor the contributions of its implementers, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) conducts its awarding ceremony for the Regional Organic Agriculture Achievers Award (ROAAA) on September 2, 2020, this city. DA-RFO 10 Regional Technical Director for continue reading : DA RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRACTITIONERS IN NORTHERN MINDANAO

The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (DA-BAFS), led by Director Vivencio R. Mamaril and DA-National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP) Director Bernadette F. San Juan, awarded the accreditation to the first Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Organic Certifying Body (OCB) core group in the Philippines on May 16, 2022, at DA Cordillera continue reading : DA-BAFS, NOAP awarded the first PGS OCB core group in the Philippines