Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10)
The Council is composed of a chairman who is the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources and 10 private individuals engaged in farming and familiar with agricultural problems. These individuals are appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, serving a term of one year without compensation.
Its functions include advising the government on agricultural policy and the Five-Year Agricultural Program, presenting agricultural problems and suggesting solutions, advising on practical ways to promote agriculture including financing, evaluating the Department's activities, and facilitating exchange of information between the Department and farmers.
It is authorized to call upon any government department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality for information, professional consultation, and assistance as needed.
The Secretary is authorized to organize a Provincial Agricultural Council in each province, a City Agricultural Council in each city where needed, and a Municipal Agricultural Council in each municipality.
Its functions include advising on a Five-Year Agricultural Program for the province, presenting local agricultural problems and suggesting solutions, evaluating the Department's work in the province, facilitating consultation between the Department and farmers, and inducing rural associations to undertake local projects with government cooperation.
They advise on Five-Year Agricultural Programs for their locality, present local agricultural problems, cooperate with Department agricultural field workers, induce farmers to organize cooperatives, and promote rural community development based on self-help programs.
Members serve for a term of one year and receive no compensation.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources serves as the chairman.
The programs must be formulated based on regional crop adaptability and take into account the views and suggestions of lower-level councils (e.g., Provincial Council considers City and Municipal Councils' input).