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Feb. 1-28, 2006
DA advised to streamline core functions
by Miko Jazmine J. Mojica
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary’s Technical Advisory Group (STAG) held its annual planning workshop on Feb. 3, Holiday Inn, Ortigas to discuss the DA’s critical activities for the year such as its rationalization process, department strategies, and STAG’s proposed agenda with Secretary Panganiban. Atty. Anthony A. Abad, chairperson of STAG, opened the activity.
Assistant Secretary Romeo Recide, vice-chairperson of the Change Management Team (CMT), presented the proposed rationalization of the Department.
The STAG believes that the Department’s core functions are inadequate in performing its steering functions and called on the DA to come up with clear concepts with the functional relationships with its several attached offices such as the Regional Field Units, agricultural and fisheries research centers and offices, and other elements of its bureaucracy. They said the Department needs to streamline its functions so as to deliver better results in implementing its goals.
In addition, Assistant Secretary Recide also presented DA’s development agenda and strategies for the agriculture and fisheries sector for 2005-2010. The STAG sees the need to focus on highly productive posts in the bureaucracy which are output-oriented and can carry out concrete accomplishments. They recommended the establishment of a critical mass policy to address conflicts between the regulation, research and development (R&D), and information, education, and communication (IEC) functions of the whole DA system. Moreover, they suggested that the DA should create a legislative agenda in support of agricultural reforms and benchmark its performance structure.
The STAG also recommended the identification of commodity experts who can determine the competitive advantage of a particular product. Further, the DA was advised to prioritize the balance in production and consumption of agriculture and fisheries commodities which should be attained by 2009.
Secretary Panganiban discussed with STAG its proposed agenda. He said that he is receptive to the recommendations of the STAG and assured the group of the department’s conscientious study of each proposition.
The STAG’s priority concerns are divided into six clusters, namely: socio-economic policy; trade, agribusiness, and market development; advocacy for biotechnology and agriculture; training, extension, and rural development; organizational and research management; and environment and natural resource management.
The other STAG members present during the meeting were Dr. Leonardo Gonzales, Dr. Rolando Dy, Dr. Mary Ann Sayoc, Dr. Emil Javier, Dr. Rogelio Cuyno, Dr. Benigno Peczon, Mr. Senen Bacani, Mr. Meneleo Carlos Jr., Mr. Augusto De Leon, Ms. Elisea Gozun, Dr. Gabriel Lagamayo and BAR Director Nicomedes Eleazar. Dr. Elizabeth Manugue of the Development Academy of the Philippines facilitated the planning workshop. 
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