Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, in a speech during the 7th National Organic Agriculture Congress in Lucena City, said the money will be used to jumpstart the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 or Republic Act No. 10068. This act seeks to create the National Organic Agriculture Board (NOAB), a policy-making body that will provide direction and general guidelines for the implementation of the national organic agriculture program.
Alcala said the Department's of Agriculture (da.gov.ph) funding will help address major issues concerning the program including policy formulation and registration, accreditation, certification, and labeling; research and development; promotion; and program implementation and provision and delivery of support services to farmers and other stakeholders.
Source: gmanews.tv
Further information
Links
- gmanews.tv: DA allots P900M for 2011 organic agricultureDA allots P900M for 2011 organic agriculture. Publication date: 11/18/2010
- da.gov.ph: DA Allots P900 M for Organic Agri Program in 2011
- Organic-World.net: Philippines
Statistics
According to the latest survey on organic agriculture world-wide (data 2008), approximately 16'000 hectares were under organic management in the country, constituting 0.14 percent of the agricultural land. The data were collected by FiBL and IFOAM among the certifiers active in the country. Data may, however, not be complete as there may be more certifiers than those that provided figures.
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