The Department of Agriculture (DA) will allocate P30 million for the development of six commodity road maps, including livestock and poultry, as part of its commitment during the last National Food Security Summit (NFSS).
Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar issued Memorandum Order (MO) 37 which outlined what the DA will undertake in terms of crafting the commodity road maps following the recently concluded NFSS.
“During the NFSS we made a commitment to complete different commodity industry road maps discussed during the summit and allocate funds of P5,000,000.00 for each road map from concerned commodity programs and the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries [PCAF],” Dar said in the MO he issued last week.
Under the MO, the DA will craft 6 commodity road maps for corn, livestock and poultry, HVCDP (high-value crops development program).
The funding for each commodity road maps shall be shouldered by the concerned DA commodity programs.
The commodity programs are also tasked to “provide technical support and documenters in the development of the road maps.”
The PCAF was instructed to ensure the “active participation of the stakeholders in finalizing the commodity industry road maps.” The PCAF can form teams from stakeholders or industry experts to spearhead the road map development.
“In addition it shall prepare the detailed budget required to successfully accomplish the tasks that the commodity programs and PCAF will fund,” the document read.
Dar also instructed the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) to mobilize and support the engagement of various technical and industry experts to support the road map developments.
He ordered the DA’s Policy Research Service to conduct consultations and discussions to provide the content and direction in the areas of incentives, regulations and trade policies for the different road maps.
“PCAF, Commodity Programs [and other operating units], and BAR shall submit a detailed work plan and budget for review and approval of the Secretary on or before June 11, 2021,” he said.
“The final review and approval of the road maps shall be done by the concerned stakeholders through PCAF and separately by the DA Management Committee,” he added.