Title
Amendment to National Food and Agriculture Council Composition
Law
Executive Order No. 327
Decision Date
Jul 13, 1971
Executive Order No. 327 amends the composition of the National Food and Agriculture Council, establishing a diverse membership to enhance its effectiveness in addressing agricultural and food-related issues.

Amendment to Council composition

  • Executive Order No. 327 amends the composition of the National Food and Agriculture Council.
  • The Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources serves as Chairman.
  • The Undersecretary for Agriculture serves as Vice-Chairman & Action Officer.
  • The Chairman-General Manager, Rice and Corn Administration serves as a Member.

Membership requirements and officers

  • The Director, Bureau of Plant Industry serves as a Member.
  • The Commissioner, Agricultural Productivity Commission serves as a Member.
  • The Dean, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines serves as a Member.
  • The Director, Bureau of Soils serves as a Member.

Additional Council members

  • The Director, Bureau of Animal Industry serves as a Member.
  • The Commissioner, Budget Commission serves as a Member.
  • The Commissioner, Philippine Fisheries Commission serves as a Member.
  • The Chairman, National Land Reform Council serves as a Member.

Finance, lending, irrigation, and services

  • The Administrator, Agricultural Credit Administration serves as a Member.
  • The Secretary, Presidential Arm on Community Development serves as a Member.
  • The Director, Department of Rural Banks, Central Bank of the Philippines serves as a Member.
  • The Vice-President (Loan Operation), Philippine National Bank serves as a Member.

National development, statistics, and research

  • The Manager, Agricultural Department, Development Bank of the Philippines serves as a Member.
  • The Administrator, National Irrigation Administration serves as a Member.
  • The Administrator, Irrigation Service Unit, DPWC serves as a Member.
  • The Director, Bureau of Agricultural Economics serves as a Member.

Statistical coordination and information functions

  • The Director, Office of Statistical Coordination & Standards, National Economic Council serves as a Member.
  • The Executive Director, Rice and Corn Board serves as a Member.
  • The Research Director, Food and Nutrition Research Center, National Coordinating Council on Food and Nutrition serves as a Member.

Authority to organize and reporting duties

  • The Chairman, or in his absence the Action Officer, is authorized to organize the staff necessary to enable the Council to perform its functions effectively and efficiently.
  • The National Food and Agriculture Council must submit to the President periodic progress reports of its activities.

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