Fisheries Industry Development Support Division (FIDSD)

ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT

PILAR F. FONTELAR, Ph.D.Chief, Fisheries Industry Development Support Division

• Mature-Cost-Effective Technologies in Fisheries

• Market Development Assistance Service• Social Organization (Fisherfolk

Associations/Cooperatives Formation/Organization)

• Investment & Credit Facilitation• Fisheries Scholarship Program (FSP)

FIDSD implements the Market-Driven Fisheries Development Program (MDFDP thru five (5) components/activities:

Manpower Support

Credit BFARFishery

Technology

Social Organization Market

MDFDP Framework:

I. Mature-Cost-Effective Technologies

- these are mature-cost-effective fisheries technologies in aquaculture, fishing and processing.

Activities include: Gathering of technologies available in all technical

units of BFAR Identification and selection of technologies that are

ready to be commercialized

II. Market Development Assistance Service

• Price Monitoring- at present FIDSD has prepared and

submitted 305 price monitoring reports to the Office of the Director copy furnished LGU-Marketing Office of Quezon City

- FIDSD monitoring team attended regular meetings on the subject called for by the

DTI, DA and LGU of QC

- consolidated price monitoring reports from the regions.

- wet markets monitored in Metro Manila:

a. Farmers Market b. Mega Q-mart c. Commonwealth Market d. Tandang Sora Public Market e. Muñoz Market f. Balintawak Public Market g. Navotas Fish Port Complex h. Malabon Consignacion

One-Day Conference on Price MonitoringBFAR Conference RoomMarch 19, 2012

• Promotion of Fish & Fishery Products- Maintaining a display center for fish and fishery products; 29 fishery-basedMSMEs & companies participates their

products in the FIDSD display center

• Promotion of Fish & Fishery Products

- Participation to trade fairs and exhibits; to date, FIDSD has participated to 13 trade fairs and exhibits1. Philippine Small, Medium Enterprises: Direct Selling,

Retailing, Networking and Franchising Expo 2012: PHILSME 2012 at the PICC Forum, CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd. , Pasay City, Metro ManilaMay 11-13, 2012

2. Fisherfolk Month Celebration: Exhibit & Tiangge DA Compound, Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon CityMay 14-18, 2012

3. Manila Food & Beverage Expo 2012 (MAFBEX)World Trade Center, WTCMM East Wing, Pasay City, Metro ManilaJune 13-17, 2012

4. 65th BFAR Anniversary “Aqua Food Fair & Exhibit”PCA Covered Court, Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon CityJuly 2-6, 2012

5. Makina Saka 2012: Agri-Machinery RoadshowWorld Trade Center, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, Metro ManilaJuly 4-7, 2012

6. Kabisig Government Expo & Trade Fair 2012SM City Fairview, Fairview, Quezon CitySeptember 17-20, 2012

7. AGRILINK/FOODLINK/AQUALINK 2012World Trade Center, Pasay City, Metro ManilaOctober 4-6, 2012

8. 49th Fish Conservation Week “Aqua Trade Fair & Exhibit”PCA Covered Court, Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon CityOctober 15-19, 2012

9. World Food Day: Agri Trade FairDA Grounds, DA Compound, Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon CityOctober 15-19, 2012

10. UP Trade Fair organized by the Department of Agriculture-AMASBrgy. Food Terminal, Brgy. Dagohoy, UP CampusJune 22-23, 2012

11. 8th Agriculture & Fisheries Technology Forum and Product ExhibitionMegatrade Halls 1 and 2, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong CityAugust 9-12, 2012

12. Rotary International, District 3780; Trade Fair at the Rotary Center Bldg., Roces Ave., cor. Mo. Ignacia St., 1100 Quezon City

13. Brgy. Food Terminal, Trade Fair, organized by the DA-AMAS on October 26-27, 2012 at Brgy. Pinagkaisahan, Cubao, Quezon City

14. Busan International Seafood & Fisheries Expo 2012 (BISFE) at BEXCO, Busan, South Korea on November 15-19, 2012 respectively.

15. Mega Balikbayan/OFW ExpoMegatrade Halls 2 & 3, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong CityDecember 6-9, 2012

16. “Agri-Kapihan @ ADC”Agricultural Development Center (ADC), DA Compound, Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon CityNovember 22-23, 2012

18. Tiangge sa BASBureau of Agricultural Statistics Office, Diliman, Quezon CityDecember 10-14, 2012

19. Christmas BazaarDA Grounds, DA Compound, Diliman, Quezon CityDecember 12-14, 2012

17. National Exporters Week “Commodity Agencies Exhibit”PTCC, Pasay CityDecember 5, 2012

-Participation to exhibits was accompanied by seminar on fisheries, presentation of BFAR’s program in fisheries development, orientation on Market Driven Fisheries Development Program (MDFDP), and building social enterprises as exemplified by Pinoy Fishmart-MPC

-Over 2,500 copies of brochures/flyers of BFAR thrusts and programs including commercialized technologies were disseminated during trade fairs and exhibits

• Market Linkage & Market Matching

On-site assessment of fish and fishery products and visit to production area Meeting with producers and buyers Gather basic market data such as quantity, quality,

frequency of delivery, mode of transport, pricing etc.

- Pinoy Fishmart Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PF-MPC)

This is the direct result of FIDSD’s Pinoy Fishmart Action Research Project and serves as ready-market and venue for a regular dialogue among industry stakeholders. PF-MPC is the convergence of various stakeholders in the fisheries industry.

PF-MPC promotes interaction of fish producers with buyers/consumers.

PF-MPC has received various recognitions and awards since its inception in 2005.

PF-MPC AWARDS

Citation; PF-MPC asSignature Project of North EDSA2004-2005

Achievement AwardCommunity Service:Rotary Club of NorthEdsa2004-2007

Most Outstanding CooperativeRegional Level-NCRMicro Coop Category2011

Most Entrepreneurial Trading Cooperative in QC 2009

CDA Validating TEAM composed of Representatives from:-Cooperative Development Authority-Senate Committee on Cooperatives-House Committee on Cooperatives-Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP)-Department of Agriculture (DA)-Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)-Department of Trade & Industry (DTI)-Polytechnic University of the Phil.

CDA Validating team with FIDSD StaffDuring the Validation of PF-MPC as National Nominee to the Gawad Parangal 2012 on August 6, 2012

2012 GAWAD PARANGAL VALIDATION

PF-MPC was hailed as the National Winner for the Most Outstanding Cooperative- Micro Coop Category during the 11th National Cooperative Summit held at Limketkai Atrium, Cagayan de Oro City on October 10-12, 2012

Pinoy Fishmart MPC General AssemblyAgribusiness Development Center, DAMay 23, 2012

Meeting with industry stakeholders on promotion & marketing of fish and fishery products

III. Social Organization• Los Amigos Aquaculture Producers Organization (LAACPO)

- FIDSD has conducted an orientation seminar on Fisheries Cooperativism among members of the LAACPO. This seminar fulfills the FFP Loan Requirement for LAACPO (FFP beneficiary) to become a cooperative within a period of one (1) year from the time loan was granted.

• Delian Fisherfolk Marketing Cooperative (DFMC)

- A consultation meeting with members of DFMC was conducted by FIDSD; discussions concentrated on ways to improve the coop’s regulations and by-laws, BFAR’s assistance in their product promotion and marketing and access to credit and grant fund

Region/BFAR Office

No. of Assoc./Coop.

NSTDC 30

NIFTC 8

RFTC, Davao 28

CAR 131

Region I 337

Region III 49

Region IV-A 34

Region IV-B 101

Region VI 388

Region VII 137

Region X 366

Region XI 54

ARMM 185

TOTAL 1,848

1,848 Total Number offishery-based associationsand cooperatives based onthe submitted lists of the regions for prospective MSMEs

IV. Investment & Credit FacilitationActivities Include:

Identification, selection and coordination with different providers of credit, loan and grants;

Matching producers/group of producers with investors;

Collaborate with LBP-Lending Center, MFIs in the conduct of seminar among fishery-based MSMEs;

Preparation, review, revision of Business Plans

Meeting with investors Conduct seminars among prospective

beneficiaries

Accomplishments:

Reviewed submitted Business Plans/Project Proposals for funding; PhP580M

Sourcing out of prospective investments, credit, loans and grants (i.e., government, foundation, business and industry grants)

Continuous monitoring of FFP credit beneficiaries (SSGTAI in Sibunag, Guimaras and LAACPO in Tugbok, Davao City

Prepared training design for Investment Seminar with DA-AMAS Investment Unit

REGION Total Project Cost

I 17,584,800.00

II 7,243,000.00

III 31,078,115.12

IV-A 16,454,440.00

IV-B 20,125,480.60

V 18,047,331.19

VI 13,114,075.00

VII 37,121,915.00

VIII 15,620,720.70

IX 37,268,639.40

X 880,254.93

XI 9,199,962.00

XII 3,961,216.75

XIII 4,000,000.00

ARMM 1,506,200.00

NCR 346,012,927.00

GRAND TOTAL PhP579,219,077.69

Php580M worth ofBusiness Plans/ProjectProposals from 107 BPs/PPs for funding.

Accomplishments: Conducted investment fora in selected regions:

-Region 10 (Cagayan de Oro City)-Region 12 (General Santos City)

V. Fisheries Scholarship Program- FIDSD facilitates and manages the on-going 275 scholars in 17 state colleges and universities (SUCs) throughout the country

a. Facilitated the payment of tuition, school fees, monthly stipend, semestral book allowance, OJT, thesis & graduation support

b. Coordinated with FSP regional coordinators and SUCs re: scholars status

c. Responded to the crisis situation and problem-solved the same of individual scholars

d. Maintained and secured FSP documents and scholars records & contracts

-Administration of FSP Examination NationwideOn March 17, 2012, FIDSD spearheaded the conduct of the Industry Leaders (IL) Qualifying Examination in collaboration with DepEd and BFAR Regional Offices at 16 testing centers nationwide; 877 examinees.

Component Industry LeadersFisherfolk Children Educational Grant

(FCEG)

On-Going Scholars:20th Batch: 3719th Batch: 38

6th Batch: 1585th Batch: 42

Graduates: 363 170

-Fisheries Scholarship Program (FSP) Status 2012

Source: Fisheries Scholarship Program Secretariat 2/F PCA Annex Bldg., Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon City

- Recruited four (4) BFAR Scholars in the Division

Policy Formulation, Planning & Advocacy Services

-Agriculture & Fisheries Extension Network (AFEN)FIDSD serves as the focal unit of BFAR to the

AFEN.- 4th National Agri-Fisheries & Natural

Resources Extension Symposium on May 2-5, 2012 at Aklan

- attended the 28th Regular Meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Extension

Network (AFEN) held on October 2 - 5, 2012 at San Lorenzo Pastoral Center, Butuan City

-Agriculture & Fisheries Extension Network (AFEN)

- Consultation-Workshop on the National Agriculture & Fisheries Extension Agenda & Programs and Guidelines on the Grant of Honoraria for AFE Services cum 27th AFEN Quarterly Meeting on March 27-29, 2012 at San

Mateo, Rizal

- Consultation-Workshop on the Development of Training Regulations on Organic Agriculture on June 4-8, 2012 at ATI Bldg., Diliman, Quezon City

- Participated in the Consultation-Workshop on the Draft Guidelines on National Merit Awards and Incentives System for Agriculture and Fisheries Extension (AFE) and Guidelines on the Grant of Honoraria for AFE Services on October 25-26, 2012 and Workshop on Agriculture & Fisheries Extension Key Programs & Concepts on October 23-25, 2012 at the Bayview Park Hotel, Roxas Boulevard, Manila

-Agriculture & Fisheries Extension Network (AFEN)

- Participated in the Preparation & Finalization of Strategic Framework & Program for Agriculture & Fisheries Extension for downloading to DA attached agencies and bureaus, other NGAs, SUCs and LGUs.

Output:Strategic Framework and Program for Agriculture & Fisheries as per AFMA structure of Fisheries Extension

-Gawad Saka 2012: Outstanding Young Farmer/ Fisherfolk & Outstanding Young Farmer/Fisherfolk Organization Categories (Chairman-Validation Team)- Field Validations:

- Gawad Saka Presentation to the National Executive Committee on September 17, 2012

- Presentation to the Gawad Saka Board of Judges on October 2, 2012

-Attendance to meetings/workshops/seminars/conferences (20)

- Quezon City Price Coordinating Council (QCPCC)- National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) (Quarterly)- Community-based consultation meeting among

fishery-based MSMEs of the Balete’s Women Organization on marketing assistance on February 3-24, 2012 at Balete, Batangas

-Consultation with Stakeholders on the Draft PNS for Organic Aquaculture on March 8, 2012- 5th Consultation meeting with TESDA re: Agriculture & Fisheries Industry on March 28, 2012- Forum on Gender & Climate Change on April 11, 2012- Orientation of JOs, Contract of Service, Pakyaws

-Attendance to meetings/workshops/seminars/conferences

-8th Philippine Shrimp Congress on May 8-12, 2012 at Bacolod City

- Final meeting on the Price Act IRR & Preparation for the Nationwide Consultation/Hearing with

Stakeholders on July 27, 2012- Resource Person during the Inter-Agency Meeting

for Social Services Protection & Scholarship Programs for the Fisherfolk on August 3, 2012 at the DA OSEC Bldg., NAFC Conference Room-Meeting on the Creation of TWG for DA-DTI Bagwis Program for Wet Markets in NCR on August 24, 2012

at the DA-AMAS

-Attendance to meetings/workshops/seminars/conferences

- Resource Speaker during the 14th Tuna Festival & Congress on September 5-9, 2012- Meeting on Potential Investments on Seaweeds, Dairy & Beef on September 26, 2012 at the DA-AMAS- 6th National Research Conference on Gender & Fisheries on September 19-21, 2012 at Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City- Seminar on Consumerism from Cooperative Union of the Phil. (CUP) in Cooperation with MMAFECCO on

September 29, 2012 at the CUP E-Commerce Center- 8th Pantatan Festival on October 4-5, 2012 at Los Amigos, Tugbok, Davao City

-Attendance to meetings/workshops/seminars/conferences

- 11th National Cooperative Summit on October 10-12, 2012 at the Limketkai Atrium, Cagayan de Oro City- Two-day Fish Symposium (49th Fish Conservation Week) on October 18-19, 2012 at the PCA Auditorium- BFAR National Seminar-Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming & Presentation of 2013 GAD Plans & Budget and 2012 Accomplishments on October 26-28,2012 at Mambajao, Camiguin- Regional CDA Gawad Parangal Awarding & Closing;

International Year of Cooperatives 2012 on October 31, 2012 at the CDA Office, Cubao, Quezon City

- National Seaweeds Congress 2012 at Cebu City on November 15-17, 2012.

- Awarding Ceremony of the 2012 Gawad Saka Winners on November 13, 2012 at PHILRICE, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija

-Attendance to meetings/workshops/seminars/conferences

-Attendance to meetings/workshops/seminars/conferences

- Meeting on Halal Matters at NMIS, Diliman, Quezon City on December 13, 2012

- Workshop on Refinement of Guidelines in the Development of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for the Department of Agriculture held in Tanza, Cavite on Dec. 10-13, 2012