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ACPC conducts 2023 Agri-Fishery Finance Policy Forum; advocates for agri insurance and savings for credit risk mitigation

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) hosted its Policy Forum on May 23, 2023 at the PICC, Pasay City, with...
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DA-ACPC, BSP launch joint baseline study on Countryside Banking; provide policy recommendations to increase bank lending in agriculture

The Launching of the 2021 Countryside Banking Survey was held in Manila on February 7, 2023, and was attended by...
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DA-ACPC launches AgriNegosyo for Onion Farmers

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) launched the AgriNegosyo Loan Program for Onion Farmers on March 1, 2023 in Manila....
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DA-ACPC rolls out credit program for Out-of-School Youth in Ilocos Norte

As part of the government’s initiative to engage the youth in agriculture and to revive the cattle industry in the...
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Palawan women farmers receive credit assistance thru AgriPinay 

As part of the observance of the Women’s Day celebration, a ceremonial fund release of P5 million worth of loans...
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Palawan farmers, fishers benefit from DA ACPC’s Agri-Negosyo Loan Program 

A total of thirty-seven (37) farmers and fishers from Palawan were able to avail themselves of loan for their agri-fishery...
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2021 COUNTRYSIDE BANK SURVEY: A BASELINE REPORT

The 2021 Countryside Bank Survey (CBS) is a baseline survey conducted by the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Credit Policy Council (DA-ACPC) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). It aims to analyze trends and present emerging policy issues on bank behavior towards lending to the agriculture sector using branch-level data.

2020 State of Agricultural Finance

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council is proud to present its flagship publication for 2021 entitled “2020 State of Agricultural Financing in the Philippines”. This annual output provides comprehensive report on agricultural finance in the country and the government’s current role in rural credit markets.

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