Organic-Agriculture-Act-2010-RA-No.10068.pptx

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1. Or g anic Agriculture Act of 201 [ R E P U B L I C ACT No. 10068]

2. 01 [ R E P U B C L I C ACT No. 10068] 02 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 04

3. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled :

4. 01 S E TION 1. T it le -This Act shall be known
as the "Or g anic Agriculture Act of 2010".

5. 2 Sec t i o n 2 . Declaration of Poli c y Republic Act No. 10068 or the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010 declares that it is the policy of the state to promote, propagate, develop further and implement the practice of organic agriculture in the Philippines.

6. B asic principles of the organic agriculture Act of 2010? H E A L T H E C O L O G Y F A I R N E S S C A R E

7. 04 DA Secretary PROCESO J. ALCALA is a former Representative of 2nd District of Quezon. He is considered as the 'Father of Organic Agriculture' in the Philippines, being the principal author of the Organic Agricultural Act of 2010 (RA 10068). Who created RA 10068 Organic Agricultural Act?

8. S e c t i o n 3 . Definition of Terms -For purposes of this Act, the following terms s h a l l b e d e f i n e d a s f o l l o w s : a) Organic refers to the particular
farming and processing systems, described
in the standards and not in the classical
chemical sense. The term "organic" is
synonymous in other languages to
"biological" or "ecological".

9. A C b) Organic agriculture includes all
agricultural systems that promote the
ecologically sound, socially acceptable,
economically viable and technically feasible
production of food and fibers.

10. Sec t i o n 4 . Coverag e The provisions of
this Act shall apply to the development and
promotion of organic a g r i culture and shall include, but not limited .

11. Promotion and encouragement of the establishment of facilities, equipment and processing plants that would accelerate the production and commercialization of organic
fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other appropriate farm inputs, and I mplementation of organic agricultural programs, projects and activities, including the provision and delivery of support serviceswith focus on the farmers and other
stakeholders.

12. 02 S e c t i o n 5 . National Organic Agricultural P ro gram There is hereby established a comprehensive organic agricultural program through the promotion and commercialization of organic farming practices, cultivation and adoption of production and processing methods which have already been developed, or to be developed, continuing research upgrading thereof, the capacity building of farmers and the education of consumers thereon. .

13. S ecti on 6 . National Organic Agricultur e Board (NOAB ) To carry out the policy and
the program provided in this Act, there is
hereby created a NOAB which shall be the
policy-making body and shall provide
direction and general guidelines for the
implementation of the National Organic
Agricultural Program

14. S e c t i o n 7. Composition of the NOA B Section 8. Organization of the NOAB Section 9 . Powers and Functions of NOAB

15. Section 10 . The Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (BAFPS) of the DA. Section 11 . Functions, Duties and Responsibilities of the BAFPS, in addition to its existing functions and responsibilities shall perform the following functions, duties and responsibilities for purpose of this Act:

16. Section 12 . Work Plan. - In line with the national Organic Agricultural Program, the BAFPS shall submit to the Board for approval . Section 13 . Organic Agriculture and Protection of the Environment Section 14 . Local Executive Committees

17. Section 15 . Accreditation of Organic Certifying Body . Section 16. Registration of Organic Food and Organic Input Producers. Section 17 . Labeling of Organic Produce.

18. Section 18 . Retailing of Organic Produce Section 19 . Availability of Trading Post for Organic Inputs. Section 20 . Research, Development and Extension

19. Section 21. Creation of Organic Agriculture RDE Network Section 22. RDE Centers Section 23. Organic Agriculture in the Formal and Non-formal Sectors.

20. Keyword Section 23. Organic Agriculture in the Formal and Non-formal Sectors. Section 24. Incentives . Section 25. Appropriations . Section 26 . Penal Provision.

21. Section 26. Penal Provision. Section 27. Implementing Rules and Regulations Section 28. Annual Report Section 29. Congressional Oversight Committee.

22. Section 30. Separability Clause Section 31. Repealing Clause Section 32. Effectivity

23. C r i s t e l l e G . M a l l a r e R o x a n n e S . S u y a t B S A - 3 A A N S C I THANK YOU!