Administrative Order No. 03 Series of 2020 on Implementation of the National Agriculture and Fisheries Mechanisation Program

Republic of the Philippines Department of Agriculture OFFl 1 CE OF THE SECRET ARY Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, 1100 Philippines 06 January 2020 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 02) Series of 2020 TO ALL UNDERSECRETARIES, ASSISTANT SECRETARIES, OSEC SERVICE DIRECTORS AND COORDINATORS/ DIRECTORS OF BANNER PROGRAMS HEADS OF BUREAUS, ATTACHED AGENCIES/ CORPORATIONS AND REGIONAL FIELD OFFICES SUBJECT HEADS OF LOCALLY AND FOREIGN ASSISTED PROJECT OFFICES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES MECHANIZATION PROGRAM Pursuant to Sections 5 and 6 of Republic Act No. 10601, otherwise known as the Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization (AFMech) Law, the National Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Program (NAFMP) 2017-2022 was formulated and adopted in consultation and collaboration with toncerned government agencies, private sector and stakeholders. The NAFMP provides gen~ral approaches, strategies and interventions that addresses the issues and problems facing the agricultural and fishery mechanization and takes into account the gender, climate change, and environmental considerations. It is an aggregation of the Regional and Local AFMech Programs, and integrates and unifies the various agri-fisheries programs and projects of concerned national government agencies, local government units and state colleges and universities, and mainstreams the participation and involvement of the private sector. The NAFMP has five components with corresponding projects, activities and interventions as follows: · a) b) Local Assembly and Manufacture a.1. Increase the competitiveness of locally manufactured machineries, equipment and facjlities; a.2. Improve the manufaeturing capability of assemblers and manufacturers; a.3. Strengthen the organization/collaboration among local assemblers/ manufacturers; a.4. Provision of adequate' support to local and international exhibitions, trade fairs and ....--promotion and marketing activities; and a.5. Encourage Joint Venture Agreements with Foreign Partners Research, Development and ,Extension b.1. Formulation and ilYlplementation of National Agri-fisheries Mechanization RDE Agenda; b.2. Organization of the Agriculture and Fishery Mechanization Research, Development and Extension Netwoi,k Page 1 of 3 c) Standards and Regulations c.1. Standards Development c.2. Testing and Evaluation c.3. Registration and Accreditation c.4. Standards and Regulations Enforcement d) Support Services and Institutional Development; d.1. Facility and Equipment Assistance d.2. Establishment and Operation of Agricultural and Fishery Machinery Service Centers d.3. Contiguous Farming and Farm Land Levelling and Reconstruction d.4. Agri-Fisheries Mechanization and Engineering Resource Network d.5. Institutional Strengthening d.6. Credit and Marketing Support d.7. Policy, Planning and Project Monitoring Sup] e) Human Resource Development. e.1. Manpower Supply and Employment e.2. Training and Development e.3. Welfare and Benefits; and e.4-. Social Protection The full implementation of NAFMP is one of the commitment of DA under the Agriculture Chapter of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022 and integral part of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Plan (AFMP) 2018-2023. ln order to carry-out the effective implementation of the NAFMP, the following directives are hereby issued: 1) All concerned OSEC units, Bureaus, Attached Agencies/Corporations, Regional Offices and Banner Programs of this Department shall provide full support to the NAFMP. They shall align, strengthen, integrate and reformulate their agricultural and fisheries mechanization programs and projects to, and in accordance w ith the NAFMP, and include the funding requirements in:their respective proposed budget for 2021 and onwards. All existing agri-fisheries mechanization program and projects, both locally and foreign funded, and those to be planned by DA and its attached agencies/corporations shall form part to the NAFMP. 2) The BAFE shall serve as the Secretariat and Program Management Office (SPMO) of NAFMP. It shall also update the NAFMP Planning Framework to cover mechanization interventions across all commodities and agencies . .. The following OA Units shall also act as Lead Implementing Agency (LIA) of the various components of NAFMP: a) ,,. Local Assembly and Manufacture-BAFE; b) Research, Development and Extension- PhilMech; c) Standards and Regulations-BAFE; d) Support Services and Institutional Development-BAFE; and e) Human Resource Development-AT! 3) The BAFE together with PCAF, Phi!Mech, ATI and DA Planning and Monitoring Service shall conduct DA-wide and inter-agency consultation workshops/meetings to update the projects, activities and targets of the various compon ts of the NAFMP. The updated NAFMP shall support the DA Policy Framewor r inclusive Agri-industrialization and Page 2 of 3 New Thinking for Agriculture as per DA AO No. 16, series of 2019. The Planning and Monitoring Service and the Financial Management Service shall ensure that the NAFMP shall be included in the DA bu:dget for 2021 and onwards; 4) Mechanization Program on, the following commodities based on NAFMP and its components shall be prep~red, enhanced and/or updated by concerned banner programs and DA bureaus add attached agencies/corporations with BAFE providing the technical assistance and over0 all coordination: Rice - Rice Program with Phi!Mech and Phi!Rice Corn - Corn Program with P&i!Mech I HVCC- HVCC Program with BPI Livestock- Livestock Program with BAI, PCC, NDA, NMIS Fisheries - BFAR with NFRDI hnd PFDA I Abaca and Fiber Crops- PhilFIDA Coconut- PCA i Sugarcane- SRA Rubber- PRRI Tobacco- NTA All concerned national banner programs and DA bureaus and attached I agencies/corporations shall conduct consultation meetings and workshops with various I government and priv9te sectots in coordination with PCAF. 5) The DA Regional O(fices thtough their Regional Agricultural Engineering Division (RAED) and Planning Division shall review, update and reformulate their respective Regional Agriculturaf and Fisperies Mechanization Program (RAFMP) consistent with the NAFMP Planning Framework. They shall likewise coordinate and provide assistance to their respective LQUs for the formulation and implementation of provincial, city and municipal a·gricultural and fishery mechanization plans and programs. The RAED shall serve as the Regional Progi·am Coordinator of NAFMP and shall integrate and consolidate the regi'onal agfi-fisheries mechanization programs and projects of concerned DA bureaus, attacHed agencies/corporations, and government agencies, as well as LGUs into the B,AFMP. ! This order shall take effect im;mediate\y. c~ ~c.~ : . lllllllilli~iit1ii111~iii:1 ~llllffil!tt!llffilllill~li!II llilll WILLIAM D. DAR, Ph.Dv. in r•Plting p ls cit• (his cod, : Secretary For Signature: S-01-20-0094 Page 3 of3