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For importation of meat and meat products, veterinary quarantine certificates are required and their issuance is strictly enforced. This is particularly critical in the light of diseases – old and emerging – in some exporting countries, which could be transmitted to the Philippines.
This component also complements AFMA’s policy on the formulation and enforcement of product standards in order to ensure product quality, consumer safety and acceptability of Philippine products not only locally but globally as well. |
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Information Support Services |
A National Information Network is envisioned under AFMA. The network shall effective link all DA agencies and program concerns across all regions of the country.
For the livestock sector, this mainly involves an Information Support Services Component, which shall upgrade and modernize the existing network and more directly respond to the requirements of the sector. The computer-based system will carry data on industry profile and status, supply, demand and market information, animal health and genetic information and other needed data. It shall also carry data on programs and their status and performance.
The network will link the DA-Central with its various national agencies down to the regional and provincial levels. It is also planned that the livestock information network will have linked various research institutions and agencies very critical to policy makers, planners and stakeholders of the livestock sector. |
Policy Formulation, Planning and Advocacy Services |
Policies to support programs and projects must be formulated. In this regard, the GMA Livestock program shall continuously review the relevance and effectiveness of current policies with the end-in-view of formulating more applicable and effective ones. The LDC is the lead in this activity.
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review and formulation of policies. Consultations and dialogues with industry commodity groups, other departments and institutions will be continuing activities. |
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The different programs of the livestock agencies and commodity groups must effectively be coordinated to ensure that the operations meet standards, that targets are met, that objectives are realized and results are maximized. This involves continuing monitoring and evaluation, dialogues and workshops on the status of program and projects.. Hence, even among the different livestock agencies and the different geographic groups, there are mechanisms for coordination. Furthermore, there are regular planning and review exercises held involving all implementing units. |
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