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An act promoting agricultural and fisheries mechanization development in the country
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can enhance the efficiency of both land and labor, inputs that are vital in sustaining food production and increasing farm income
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reported that the different farming activities of selected crops were predominantly operated at low mechanization level
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mandated by the Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) of 1997 to give priority to the development and promotion of appropriate agricultural machinery and other
agricultural mechanization technologies, to enhance agricultural mechanization in the countryside
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To fully realize, this Republic Act (R.A) No. 10601 or the Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (AFMech) was signed into law by _____ on June 05, 2013.
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refers to the development, adoption, assembly, manufacture and application of appropriate, location specific and cost-effective agricultural and fisheries machinery using human, animal, mechanical, electrical, renewable and other nonconventional sources of energy for agricultural production and postharvest/post production operations consistent with agronomic conditions and for efficient and economic farm and fishery management towards
modernization of agriculture and fisheries (Section 3.b)
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shall be formulated and implemented by the DA, with the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) as the focal agency (Section 7)
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responsible for the formulation and implementation of the RDE Agenda shall be organized and composed of research and educational institutions, LGUs, non government organizations (NGOs) and the recognized and well-established associations of agricultural and fisheries machinery assemblers, manufacturers and distributors, agricultural engineers, farmers and fisher folk (Section 8)
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shall provide consultative and feedback mechanism to serve as basis in defining and formulating the goals and scope of the agricultural and fisheries mechanization, and infrastructure policies, plans and programs of the country
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under the National Agricultural and Fishery Council (NAFC) shall act as an advisory body to ensure the success of the programs and activities of the DA concerning agricultural and fisheries mechanization (Section23)
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is created as a regular bureau of the DA. BAFE, under the supervision of the DA Undersecretary shall have the following functions and responsibilities (Section 24):
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primarily shall take the lead in overall research, development and extension (RDE) in farm
and fisheries mechanization in the country. It shall serve as the focal unit to integrate and unify all agricultural and fisheries mechanization RDE programs and projects (Section 7)
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in addition to its functions under Sections 62 and 63 of AFMA, shall develop standards for agriculture and fishery machinery, tools and equipment in coordination with accredited testing centers, and other concerned government and private entities (Section 26).
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is authorize to create a new section under the current Standards Development Division on agricultural and fisheries machinery regulations. It may call upon experts, professional groups and other government agencies to assist in the performance of its functions
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of the College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT) of the University of the Philippines Los Baños is institutionalized. The AMTEC is designated as the premier and reference testing center in the country, and for purposes of functional coordination and integration, shall closely coordinate its activities with the BAFS and BAFE.
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pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the “Local
Government Code of 1991, shall undertake applied research, extension, dispersal, management and regulation of agricultural and fisheries machinery and equipment,
including the collection of fees (Section 28).
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shall serve as the planning, coordinating, regulating and implementing bodies at the
provincial, city and municipal levels on agricultural and fisheries engineering, mechanization and infrastructure programs and projects (Section 29).
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