With the theme “Rural and Agricultural Finance Best Practices: Experiences of the Philippines”, the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) hosted a national dissemination workshop on pilot testing rural finance best practices. The forum was conducted  in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association – Center for Training and Research for Agricultural Banking continue reading : ACPC Hosts Best Practices Forum on Rural and Agricultural Finance

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) has released a total of P91.93 million in loans to 8,379 farmers and fisherfolk through to 17 lending conduits under the Survival and Recovery (SURE) Assistance Program since the program started in February 2017 until July 2018. The SURE Assistance Program is a post-disaster facility which provides loan assistance continue reading : ACPC releases P91.93 M calamity loans as of July 2018

Albert Pendijo describes his decision to join the Taculen Farmers’ Multi-Purpose Cooperative as life-changing. “With the benefits I get from the coop, I am now able to provide better for my family,” said the 27-year old farmer who is married and has two kids under four years old. Prior to his membership at the cooperative, continue reading : Farmer Reaps Harvest from Coop Membership, PLEA

Heavy rains and winds brought about by Typhoon Nina wreaked havoc in Bicol just right after Christmas day in 2016. Due to the severity of damage, the local governments of Catanduanes and Camarines Sur declared a state of calamity. Aside from Bicol, tropical cyclone warning signals were also hoisted over numerous provinces in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, continue reading : Rural Women Rise Over Calamity

In response to Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol’s directive to create Loan Facilitation Teams (LoFTs) in every province, various DA offices collaborated for the conduct of the Orientation Workshop on the DA’s Credit Programs and the Establishment of the LoFTs on July 3 to 6, 2018 at the Tagaytay International Convention Center continue reading : DA-HVCRC, ACPC and ACEF Conduct Orientation-Workshop on Establishing LoFTs

To help farmers and fisherfolk comply with the requirements and guide them on how to easily avail loans, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol directed the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) to install Loan Facilitation Teams in every province during the Harmonization of DA’s Extension Support, Education, and Training Services (ESETS) on April continue reading : Sec. Piñol directs ACPC to organize Loan Facilitation Teams in every province

Small farmers and fisherfolk (SFF) who were able to avail themselves of credit from formal lending sources increased through the implementation of the Department of Agriculture (DA) – Agricultural Credit Policy Council’s (ACPC) Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA) Program. This is confirmed through ACPC’s monitoring and field validation report. Out of a total of 742 continue reading : Access of Small Farmers and Fisherfolk to Formal Credit Improves thru PLEA Program

After its launching in Malimono, Surigao del Norte on June 23, 2017, the Agricultural Credit Policy Council’s (ACPC) Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA) program continues to expand and is currently being implemented in 49 areas nationwide. PLEA is a special credit facility designed to address the financial needs of marginal and small farmers and fisherfolk continue reading : PRODUCTION LOAN EASY ACCESS (PLEA) PROGRAM CONTINUES EXPANSION

The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) released a total of P741.96 million in loans under the Production Loan Easy Access (PLEA) and Survival and Recovery (SURE) Assistance Programs by the end of the third quarter 2017. Under the PLEA, a total of P675 million were released to 25,256 small farmers and fisherfolk (SFF) through 84 continue reading : ACPC releases ₱741.96M in loans in 2017

The Gubat St. Anthony Cooperative (GSAC), based in Gubat, Sorsogon, is this year’s recipient of the Gawad Saka Outstanding Small Farmer/Fisherfolk Organization (OSFFO) award. The award recognizes exemplary contributions of small farmer/fisherfolk organization (SFFO) in the upliftment of the quality of life of the Filipino farmers/fisherfolk in the community and in promoting agricultural development in continue reading : GUBAT ST. ANTHONY COOPERATIVE OF REGION 5 WINS GAWAD SAKA SEARCH FOR OSFFO 2017