MANILA, Philippines—DA Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol presented the National Color-Coded Agricultural Guide (NCCAG) Map at the annual General Assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) last March 13, 2017 at the Manila Hotel.
Mayors from all around the country gathered at the annual LMP meeting led by their National President, Hon. Ma. Fe Brondial. With the theme “Pagkakaisa ng LMP Laban sa Droga, Korapsyon, at Kriminalidad”, the general assembly revolved around the different programs of the current administration. Sec. Piñol also shared the various programs and accomplishments of the administration for the agriculture sector (e.g. the AMIA NCCAG Map.)
Dir. Alicia G. Ilaga of the DA Systems-Wide Climate Change Office elaborates on the AMIA NCCAG Map before the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) last March 13, 2017 at the Manila Hotel.
Dir. Ilaga further discussed the map’s features and how it should be interpreted. According to Dir. Ilaga, climate change does not only affect the lives of the farmers and fisherfolk but also the country’s food security. Thus, being primarily an agricultural country, it is essential to include addressing climate change impacts in the programs of the Department.
“Climate change is now at our doorstep. We would need all the help and cooperation that we could get. The solution in combating the adverse effects of climate change should be a unified collective action and massive change across different platforms in the private and public sectors,” Ilaga said.
She also emphasized that the best way to cope with it is to prepare our mindset, plans, programs, methods, and tools.
With the color-coded map, AMIA seeks to help build resilient and progressive agriculture and fisheries livelihoods and communities.
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