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The Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) was a Cabinet-level position under the Office of the President of the Philippines. It was created on May 5, 2014, by President Benigno Aquino III .
The Philippines' National Food Authority (Filipino: Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Pagkain, abbreviated as NFA), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring the food security of the Philippines and the stability of supply and price of rice, the Philippines' staple grain.
The Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.. This committee was formed after the Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Agrarian Reform were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA), or Republic Act 8435, was signed into law in December 1997 by President Fidel V. Ramos. AFMA focuses on 5 major concerns: poverty alleviation and social equity, food security, global competitiveness, sustainable development, and income profitability especially for farmers and fisherfolk.
Commercial fishing is causing environmental problems, exhausting food supply, and threatening livelihoods in the Philippines and around the world. [41] The Philippines has a strong fishing culture due to its historically productive and diverse marine ecosystems.
Philippines agricultural products. The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable agricultural systems to monsoons and other extreme weather events, [4] which are expected to create more uncertainty as climate change affects the Philippines. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization has described the local policy measures as some of the ...
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on programs and policies relating to food production and distribution which includes the following: [1] Availability and accessibility of these commodities to the people; Factors affecting food supply in the country; Long-term food security for the nation
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: [1] Agri-economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural education including extension services, soil conservation, soil survey and research