In line with the ongoing efforts of the DA to formulate the National Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization and Industrialization Plan (NAFMIP), the DA-BAR conducted the Stakeholders Consultation Workshop for NAFMIP Research for Development (R4D) Sector on 24 February 2022 via Cisco Webex.
NAFMIP will serve as the sectoral guide for other agriculture and fisheries development plans, sector-wide goals, outcomes, and outputs.
“The preparation for this will be guided by the Transformative Planning Frameworks and Strategies, particularly the OneDA Reform Agenda which is the holistic approach to agriculture and fisheries, as well as the DA New Thinking/Food Security Framework,” DA-BAR assistant director Joell H. Lales said in his opening message representing DA-BAR director Dr. Junel B. Soriano.
To ensure participation of relevant stakeholders, key officials and representatives from the government, academe, private sector, and non-government organizations were invited to participate.
With 179 participants, the activity consolidated the identified R4D interventions that would address various sectoral constraints as well as capitalize on existing sectoral opportunities for the concerned commodity groups (Crops, Livestock and Poultry, Aquaculture and Capture Fisheries).
The output of the stakeholder activity will serve as input in drafting the sector plan’s logical framework for the DA-led National Planning Workshop. Further, DA-BAR commits to harmonize the NAFMIP outputs with other plans, agenda programs, and roadmaps of the department.