Memorandum Circular No. 13, Series of 2020 on Supplement to Memorandum Circular No. 08, Series of 2020 RE implementing Guidelines for the Implementation of Urban Agriculture Program
Made 2020-04-22 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Other
- Country
- Philippines
- Subjects
- Livestock, Food and nutrition, Cultivated plants, General
- Keywords
- coronavirus disease (COVID-19), urban and peri-urban agriculture, agricultural commodities, public health, legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, agricultural development, animal health, animal production, sheep/goats, poultry, birds, food security, seeds/planting material, plant production
- Categories
- agriculture
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Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Elliptical Road, Diliman - 1100 Quezon City MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR No. _ _/3 ___ Series of 2020 SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENT TO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 08, SERIES OF 2020 RE IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN AGRICULTURE PROGRAM In view of the recent development brought about by the COVID 19 pandemic and the Department of Agriculture's efforts to intensify community and household food production programs, the following are the supplemental guidelines to the Memorandum Circular No. 08, Series of 2020 dated March 16, 2020 on the implementation of Urban Agriculture Program. Paragraph 4 Item I. c of Program Implementation Framework, to read as follows: Activities Responsible Agency Expected Outputs c) Seedling Preparation and Bureau of Plant Industry • Seedlings and Distribution Regional Field Offices distribution list Agricultural Training Institute • Starter kits, seeds distribution Paragraph 4 Item I. e is inserted as new provision, to read as follows: e) Small animal raising e.g. Bureau of Animal Industry • Distribution of smaJI ruminants, chicken, Regional Field Offices initial stocks ducks Accordingly, the existing items I. e, f, g should be adjusted as f, g, h, respectively. Further, inclusion of Adopt a City/Municipality for Urban Agriculture as new Paragraph II, to read as follows: Adopt a City/Municipality for Urban Agriculture - All DA Bureaus, Attached Agencies and ... Regional Field Offices shall adopt a city or municipality for Urban Agriculture. They shall spearhead, promote, coordinate, and monitor the implementation of the program in their adopted city/municipality. Accordingly, the existing paragraphs II, III, IV, V and Vl should be adjusted as III, IV, V, VI and VI I, respectively. All others in Memorandum Circular No. 08, Series of 2020 remain the same. Done this -1!_ day of __~--'--'--'-\..._ _ _ _ _ _ 2020. C~c,~ WILLIAM D. DAR, Ph.D. Secretary DEPARTMENT o• AORICULT\JRE 'A. fooa-secure Pfii{iyyines IIIHII ill 11111111111111111Niil111111iiIll In rtplylng pl1 ctte thla code . 1vilfi_pmsyemus.farmen antffisfierfoUi. For Signature: S-03-20-0379 Received : 03117/:2020 03:10 PM