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At a graduation ceremony held on 9 March in Barangay Karim, Buldon Municipality, Province of Maguindanao del Norte, 30 smallholder producers -- members of the Karim Agricultural Supply Cooperative -- received their certificates of completion of the 16-week Farm Business School (FBS) course conducted by FAO under the auspices of...

To uphold the rights of small-scale fisherfolk and promote resource stewardship of aquatic biodiversity and ecosystems, it is important to establish the tenurial status of municipal waters. In the Philippines, coastal municipal/city governments are given jurisdiction of waters of up to 15 km from their coastlines. Small-scale fisherfolk are given preferential...

From 7 to 9 February 2023, FAO organized a training on Damage Assessment and Reporting System (DARS) and Registry System for Basic Sector in Agriculture (RSBSA) for selected regional, provincial and municipal personnel of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...

Newly installed FAO Representative (FAOR) in the Philippines, Lionel Dabbadie, and Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban met on 13 February during which the FAOR presented his credentials to the Senior Undersecretary and talked about the ways forward in the partnership between the two agencies. Among the topics discussed were...

In line with the continuing support of the European Union to boost local capacities and scale for anticipatory action, including through social protection in the Philippines, Department of Social Welfare and Development and FAO Philippines conducted a joint participatory dialogue with local government officials of the Municipality of Midsayap on...