Governance

of Delivery Systems
on Food and Nutrition Security

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Definition of Terms
Existing Governance Structure within the DA
Existing Policies
Challenges in the Delivery System
Ongoing Actions to Enhance the Delivery System
Food Safety - An example of Governance

Governance for food and nutrition security relates to

the formal and informal rules and processes through
which public and private actors articulate their
interests and decisions for achieving food security (at
local, national, regional, global level) are made,
implemented and sustained (FAO).

Global Governance of Food Security

refers to actions which happen at the global level including:
1. creating and exchanging food security information
2. setting standards and activities promoting the knowledge required to
achieve food security goals
3. ensuring coherence between food security strategies, policies, rules and
regulations
4. providing technical assistance and setting up food security projects and
programs that cut across borders
5. coordinating international assistance during crisis, disaster and food
security emergencies
requires: (1) participation of diverse group of stakeholders including the
vulnerable and marginalised groups
(2) equity and non-discrimination
(3) accountability - tools for monitoring and
evaluating smart indicators

All processes of governing, whether undertaken by a

government, market or network, whether a formal or
informal organisation or territory and whether the laws,
norms, power or language

relates to a process of inter-action, decision making among the actors

involved in a collective that leads to the creation, reinforcement or
reproduction of social norms and institution
centered on a governing body/formal body invested with authority to
make decision in a given political system

Delivery Systems
MANDATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
provide a policy environment, support services, public
investments for the development of the agriculture sector

Context of Presentation
FOOD SECURITY
food is available, affordable, accessible and safe
increasingly depends on exogenous factors and major
global trends (energy, climate change, etc.)

DA MANDATE
provide policy framework, public investments and
support services needed for domestic and exportoriented business entities.

Food and Nutrition Security

We need to recognize that food and nutrition security is
covered by a wide range of policies
OBJECTIVES:

Food Security and Poverty Alleviation

Food production is necessary but not sufficient.

Measures extend to the protection of the means of

achieving food security, such as to the threats facing

agricultural production systems today and
implementing measures that facilitate adaption to
these threats
Related areas to the policy environment genetic
resources, climate change, facilitating trade through
sanitary and phytosanitary measures

Food and Nutrition Security

We need to recognize that food and nutrition security is
covered by a wide range of policies
EXISTING POLICIES:
Most of existing agriculture polices relate to food and
nutrition security

AFMA
Fisheries Code
Seed Act
Plant Quarantine Act
Plant Variety Protection Act
Food Safety Act
Banner Programs
Climate Change
Trade Remedies Anti-dumping, Safeguards
Budget

Food and Nutrition Security

We need to recognize that food and nutrition security is
covered by a wide range of policies
Ongoing Policy Work on the Protection of the Means for
Achieving Food Security
Draft Executive Order on the Collection, Characterization,
Conservation, Protection and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture, Providing Funds Therefor
and For Other Purposes (ex-situ, in-situ and on farm
conservation, farmers rights)
Draft Joint DA-DENR AO on Mainstreaming Biodiversity
Friendly Agriculture Practices In and Around Protected Areas
and Key Biodiversity Areas and Promoting the Same in Wider
Agricultural Landscapes

Philippines is a party to Relevant Conventions and

International agreements of which DA is focal point:
With FAO:

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food

and Agriculture
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture
Commission on Food Security

World Trade Organization:

Agriculture Agreement
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (Codex
Alimentarius Commission, International Plant Protection
Convention, OIE)

Philippines is a party to Relevant Conventions and

International agreements of which DA is focal point:
Other Fora:

ASEAN

Convention on Biological Diversity:

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Agro-biodiversity/Management of biodiversity for food
security
Nagoya Protocol on access to Genetic Resources and
Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising From Its Use

Organizational Structure of the DA

INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICE (IAS)

(91-107)

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

(1-90)

OperaGons Audit Division

(94-100)
Management Audit Division
(101-107)
PLANNING & MONITORING SERVICE
(PMS) (108-151)

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SERVICE (PDS)

(152-189)

Planning & Programming Division

(111-124)
Investment Programming Division
(125-136)
Monitoring & EvaluaGon Division
(137-151)

Project IdenGcaGon & EvaluaGon Div.

(155-164)
Project Packaging & Resource
MobilizaGon Div. (165-176)
Central Agri-Fishery Engineering Div.
(177-189)

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
SERVICE (FMS)
(282-332)

POLICY RESEARCH
SERVICE (PRS)
(190-223)
Macro Economic Policy Division
(193-202)
Food, Agriculture & Fisheries
Policy Division
(203-212)
InternaGonal CooperaGon
Division (213-223)

ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICE (AS)
(333-427)

INFO. & COMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGY SERVICE (ICTS)
(224-281)
ICT Planning & Standards
Division
(227-236)
Systems & ApplicaGon
Development Division
(237-250)

LEGAL
SERVICE (LS)
(428-442)

AGRI. & MARKETING

ASSISTANCE SERVICE (AMAS)
(443-492)

Management Division
(285-291)
Budget Division
(292-312)
AccounGng Division
(313-332)

Personnel Division (PD)

(336-347)
Procurement Division
(348-369)
Human Resource Development
Division (HRDD)
(370-380)

General Services Division

(381-397)
Records Division
(398-403)
Agriculture & Fisheries Info.
Division (404-427)

Research & RegulaGons Division

(431-436)
LiGgaGon & AdjudicaGon
Division
(437-442)

Market Development Division

(446-476)
Agribusiness PromoGon Division
(477-483)
Agribusiness Industry Support
Div. (484-492)

BUREAU OF ANIMAL
INDUSTRY
(BAI)

BUREAU OF PLANT
INDUSTRY
(BPI)

BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH (BAR)

BUREAU OF SOILS & WATER

MANAGEMENT (BSWM)

AGRICULTURAL TRAINING
INSTITUTE
(ATI)

ATTACHED CORPORATIONS (7)

NDA - Na>onal Dairy Authority
NTA - Na>onal Tobacco Administra>on
PADCC-Philippine Agricultural Development and Commercial
Corpora>on
PCIC - Philippine Crop Insurance Corpora>on
PFDA - Philippine Fisheries Development Authority
PHILRICE - Philippine Rice Research Ins>tute
SRA - Sugar regulatory Administra>on

15 Regional Field
Oces

ATTACHED AGENCIES (7)

ACPC-Agricultural Credit & Policy Council
PhilFIDA-Phil. Fiber Industry Development
Authority
PCAF-Phil. Council for Agriculture & Fisheries
NMIS-Na>onal Meat Inspec>on Service
PCC-Philippine Carabao Center
PCPDM-Philippine Center for Postharvest
Development and Mechaniza>on
BFAR-Bureau of Fisheries and Aqua>c Resources

Database Management Division

(251-260)
Network OperaGons &
Management Division
(261-281)
FIELD OPERATIONS
SERVICE (FOS)
(493-547)
Field Programs CoordinaGon &
Monitoring Division
(496-513)
Special Projects CoordinaGon &
Management Assistance
Division (514-528)
Field Programs OperaGonal
Planning Div. (529-547)
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL &
FISHERY STANDARD (BAFS)

NOTE:

NABCOR - Na#onal Agribusiness Corpora#on &
QUEDANCOR - Quedan & Rural Credit
Guarantee Corpora#on for aboli#on
NFA - Na#onal Food Authority, PCA- Philippine
Coconut Authority, FPA-FerGlizer & Pes#cide
Authority & NIA - Na#onal Irriga#on
Administra#on are transferred to the Oce of
the president under Secretary Pangilinan
Bureau of Agricultural StaGsGcs (BAS)
Transferred to NEDA per Republic Act 10625 re:
Philippine Sta#s#cal Act of 2013

Factors/Challenges of Governance:
1. Climate change has affected and impacted on

food security (changes in cropping systems, shift

to more resilient crops)

2. Fragmented System for Delivery of the

Agriculture Mandate

3. Wide coverage of DA
4. Big Bureaucracy overlapping concerns
5. Inclusive and participatory governance

DA Actions to Improve Governance

at the Policy Level:
1. Coordination and Inter-connectiveness amongst
DA Agencies

2. Harmonization and Rationalization of Policies

and Programs

3. Policy and Program Implementation Oversight

4. Streamlining of processes

Food Safety Act

(An example of Improved Governance)

Food Safety shared by the Department of Agriculture and the

Department of Health DA and DOH regulatory agencies execute
food safety functions.

Food Safety Act of 2013; previous to this, DA food safety

regulatory agencies implemented based on their mandates and
regulations but there was no over-aching food safety policy; Food
Safety Act integrates all existing food safety policies and
regulations, and formalizes and institutionalize this function.

Food Safety Act established the general principles on food safety

Food Safety Act delineated the responsibilities of DA and DOH;

DA primary and posthavest foods; DOH-processed and semiprocessed foods

Establishment of Food Safety Regulations Coordinating

Committee for policy coordination

Food Safety Act

(An example of Improved Governance)

Food Business operators are primarily responsible for the safety

of food

DA Regulatory Agencies should now improve or incorporate food

safety activities if absent (National Meat Inspection Service,
Bureau of Plant Industry, Bureau of Animal Industry, Bureau of
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Sugar Regulatory Agency,
National Food Authority, Philippine Coconut Authority, Fertilizer
and Pesticide Authority, National Dairy Authority)

Bureau of Agriculture and Fishery Standards responsible for

food safety standards

Food Development Center testing center that will provide

services to the 9 DA FSRAs

Ongoing food safety activities of

the DA that will be transferred:

processed fish DA (BFAR)

processed meat DA (NMIS)

Some ending Notes:

Importance of governance has increased given

the environment within which agriculture
operates i.e. emerging scenarios and issue

Governance of Food and Nutrition Security can

benefit both government and stakeholders

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