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Accessible Programs for the Coconut Farmers. [Left to right] Merliza Bonga and Ryan Monceda, PMO Project Development Officers IV, meet with the Landbank of the Philippines-Iloilo Lending Center Account Officer Hazel Sabine last March 2, 2023 to discuss the strategies in making the CFIDP Credit Program more accessible for coconut farmers and coconut farmer organizations. The LBP has conducted and participated in various caravans and roadshows to cascade information about the LBP programs under CFIDP.

DILIMAN, Quezon City – To ensure the effective implementation of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) Act or R.A. No. 11524, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), through its Program Management Office (PMO), has begun its validation and monitoring activities for the various programs and projects stipulated in the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP).

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15 March 2023 - The National Banner Program Committee on High Value Crops- Fiber Crops held its first Quarter Meeting through a hybrid setup.

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), represented by Ms. Luz Brenda P. Balibrea, Division Chief of the Trade Information and Relations Division (TIRD), and Mr. Ruben Rico, Division Chief of the Farmer’s Welfare and Institute Development Division (FWIDD), attended the 1st Quarter Meeting of the National Banner Program Committee (NBPC) of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) on High Value Crops- Fiber Crops last 15 March 2023. The meeting was held via hybrid mode- at the Department of Agriculture (DA) Compound for in-person attendees, and through the zoom platform for virtual participants.

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22 February 2023 - Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban of the Department of Agriculture delivers the welcome remarks on the Training on Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for Department of Agriculture Food Safety Regulatory Agencies (DA-FSRAs) under the B-SAFE Project.

DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) joined the “Training on Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for Department of Agriculture Food Safety Regulatory Agencies (DA-FSRAs)” organized by Winrock International thru the Building Safe Agricultural Food Enterprises (B-SAFE) Project, which aims to capacitate the DA-FSRAs on the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA).

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Strengthened Collaboration. The first step for a strengthened cooperation among the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Department of Agriculture (DA), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), focusing on the directions and strategies discussed for the development of the country’s coconut industry.

QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Bernie F. Cruz, together with the Deputy Administrator for Operations Branch, DA Roel Rosales, and concerned officers and staff of the Authority, met with the members of the Foreign Agriculture Service Corps (FASC) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in a roundtable consultation meeting last 06 March 2023 to discuss the current status and market opportunities of the Philippine coconut industry in the international market.