After a careful selection process, the 2015 Gawad Saka
Search for Outstanding Agriculture and Fisheries Achievers now has its top
three finalists as presented to the National Executive Committee (NEC) last
September 17, 2015 at the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority Convention Hall,
Visayas Ave., Quezon City. The top three finalists for the national level of
the Search were selected for each of the 23 Gawad Saka categories following the
field validation and evaluation conducted by the National Technical Committees
(NTCs) which were created for each category. Divided accordingly into three
groups for crops, institutions and research, and livestock and fisheries, the
presentations were rendered by the NTCs during the breakout sessions. Each
group was respectively moderated by Philippine Fiber Industry Development
Authority Dir. Clarito Barron, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Administrative Services Assistant Director Atty. Benjamin Tabios and Dir.
Manuel Jarmin of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF).
The final presentation materials on the finalists will be submitted to the
board of judges before their deliberation on October 5. PCAF Executive Director
Ariel Cayanan, who also serves as this year’s Gawad Saka NEC Chairperson, urged
NTC members to continually draw inspiration from one another in ensuring the
success of the Search this year and hoped that everyone’s efforts will help
make Gawad Saka remain a relevant undertaking in the ever-changing
agri-socioeconomic landscape. He also thanked everyone for the support being
given to PCAF which serves as this year’s Gawad Saka National Secretariat.
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