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• RA 10659, 2015: An Act Promoting and Supporting the Competitiveness of the Sugarcane Industry and for Other Purposes

  • Aims to promote the competiveness of the sugarcane industry, improve incomes of farmers and farm workers through productivity improvement programmes such as block farming, farm support programmes, preferential credit, farm mechanisation, research and development, infrastructure support, sugar supply monitoring, classification and regulation of the supply of sugar, and 0% VAT on refined sugar for exports
• RA 10601, 2012: An Act Promoting Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanisation Development in the Country

  • Aims to develop and promote appropriate agricultural machinery and other agricultural mechanisation technologies to bring about agricultural mechanisation in the countryside, enhance farm productivity and efficiency to achieve food security and safety, and increase farmers’ income
• RA 10068, 2010: An Act Providing for the Development and Promotion of Organic Agriculture in the Philippines and For Other Purposes

  • Intends to promote, disseminate, develop, and implement organic agriculture in the country, providing incentives to farmers engaged in organic agriculture
• RA 10000, 2010: An Act Providing for an Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Credit and Financing System through Banking Institutions

  • Enhances access of the rural agricultural sector to financial services and programs, mandates all banking institutions to set aside at least 25% of their total loanable funds for agriculture and fisheries credit, with at least 10% for agrarian reform beneficiaries
• RA 9729, 2009: Climate Change Act

  • Creates the Climate Change Commission, the sole policy-making body of the government tasked to coordinate, monitor, and evaluate programs and action plans related to climate change
• RA 9296, 2004: An Act to Strengthen Agriculture and Fisheries Modernisation in the Philippines by Extending the Effectivity of Tax Incentives and Its Mandated Funding Support

  • Re-establishes duty-free importation of agricultural inputs, equipment, and machinery up to 2015, provides continuous funding of at least PHP 17 billion (USD 303 million) annually for agriculture and fisheries modernisation programs
• The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law provides an augmentation fund for the CARP
• The Animal Welfare Act in the Philippines promotes the welfare of all animals by supervising and regulating facilities used for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating, or training animals for trade or household purposes
• The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernisation Act in the Philippines aims to shift the industry from resource-based to technology-based, requiring the identification of strategic agricultural and fisheries development zones, modernisation plans, and funding for support services like irrigation, post-harvest facilities, and rural infrastructure
• The Agricultural Tariffication Act in the Philippines replaces quantitative restrictions on agricultural products (except rice) with tariffs, creating the ACEF and developing a mechanism for allocating the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) of agricultural products
• The Coconut Preservation Act regulates the cutting of coconut trees, their replenishment, and penalties
• The High Value Crops Development Act creates the High Value Crops Development Fund and provides incentives in the HVCC sector, including crop insurance, credit assistance, tax exemptions, market linkage assistance, and postharvest facilities
• The National Dairy Development Act in the Philippines created the National Dairy Authority
• The Magna Carta for Small Farmers promotes agriculture development by empowering small farmers with rights, support services, infrastructure, farm inputs, credit, incentives, and research and extension services
• The Price Act in the Philippines protects consumers by stabilising the price and supply of basic necessities and prime commodities, including rice, maize, fish, meat, eggs, milk, vegetables, coffee, sugar, and cooking oil
• The Seed Industry Development Act promotes and accelerates the development of the seed industry and establishes the National Seed Industry Council
• The Local Government Code devolves agricultural extension services and workers from the Department of Agriculture to LGUs
• The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law in the Philippines pursues a program that redistributes lands to farmers and farmworkers
• The Agri-Agra Law mandates banks and financial institutions to allocate 25% of their loanable funds for agriculture (15%) and agrarian reform (10%) sectors
• The Department of Agriculture in the Philippines consists of various units including the Secretary of Agriculture, Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Regional Field Offices, Bureaus, and Attached Agencies
• RA 10659, 2015


  Sugarcane industry development
• RA 10000, 2010 


  Agri-agra reform credit act
• RA 9292, 2004

  Meat inspection code of Philippines
• RA 9281, 2004


  Amendment of Agricultural and fisheries modernization act
• RA 9168, 2004

  Philippine plant variety protection act
• RA 9147, 2001


  Wildlife and resources ,conservation and protection act
• RA 8751, 1999 


  Countervailing duties act
• RA 8532, 1998


  Strengthening the comprehensive agrarian reform law
• RA 7900, 1995

  High value crops development act
• RA 7884, 1995 


  National dairy development act
• RA 7607, 1992

  Magna Carta for small farmers
• RA 7160, 1991


  Local government code
• RA 6657, 1988 


  Comprehensive agrarian reform law
• RA 10659, 2015


  The Act aims to promote the competiveness of the sugarcane
• The act aims to strengthen the food safety regulation system, to protect consumer health and facilitate market access of local foods and food products.

  RA 10 611, 2013
• The law intends to promote, disseminate, develop and implement organic agriculture in the country. It provides incentives to farmers engaged in organic agriculture.


  RA 10068, 2010 "organic agriculture act "
• The law enhances access of the rural agricultural sector to financial services and programs. It mandates all banking institutions to set aside at least 25% of their total loanable funds for agriculture and fisheries credit, of which at least 10% of the loanable funds be made for agrarian reform benf

  RA 10000, 2010 "agri-agra reform credit act
• The law creates the Climate Change Commission, which serves as the sole policy making body of the government tasked to co-ordinate, monitor and evaluate the programmes and action plans of the government relating to climate change.


  RA 9729, 2009 Climate Change Act
• The law provides augmentation of funds to accomplish the final acquisition and distribution of all remaining un-acquired and undistributed agricultural lands.

  RA 9700, 2009 - Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reform Law (CARPER)
• The law aims to ensure the availability of alternative and renewable clean energy without detriment to the natural ecosystem, biodiversity and food reserves of the country.


  RA 9367, 2006 Biofuels Act