The Department of Agriculture on Wednesday said it will allot an initial P900 million next year to boost the country’s organic agriculture program.
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.
RA 10068 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 DA 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.
Alcala authored RA 10068 when he was the representative of Quezon’s 2nd District during the 14th Congress.
Meanwhile, a special award was conferred, during the Organic Agriculture Congress, to 77-year-old farming advocate and native rice breeder Perfecto Vicente of MASIPAG (Magsasaka at Siyentipiko para sa Pag-unlad ng Agrikultura) for his valuable contribution in promoting sustainable agriculture, particularly in breeding and propagating native rice varieties nationwide. — VS, GMANews.TV
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5 Sept – Intl Day of Charity
7 Sept – Intl Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
8 Sept – International Literacy Day
12 Sept – United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
15 Sept – International Day of Democracy
16 Sept – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
17 Sept – World Patient Safety Day
18 Sept – International Equal Pay Day
21 Sept – International Day of Peace
26 Sept – International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 Sept – World Tourism Day
28 Sept – International Day for Universal Access to Information
29 Sept – International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30 Sept – World Maritime Day
Monthly Observances:
Health, Safety and Sanitation Month
National Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 4)
Weekly Observances:
Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: National Family Week
Daily Observances:
Third Saturday:
International Coastal Clean-up Day
Third Monday: World Health Day
Last Friday: National Maritime Day
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