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     This Strategic Plan (2002-2004) lays down the path that the National Agricultural and Fishery Council, an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, will take over the medium-term to fulfil its mandate in the most efficient and effective way.

            It defines the common future --- expressed in a newly minted vision and values statement --- agreed on by the agency’s staff and stakeholders and identifies the development themes on which the agency’s operation will focus. Finally, it lays down the strategic directions for the agency. Formulated on the basis of a thorough evaluation of the agency’s internal strengths and weaknesses, and the opportunities and threats it faces, as well as on a keen sense of its mandates, these strategies are expected to generate for the agency the greatest contribution and impact to agriculture and fisheries development over the plan period.

            The matrix below encapsulates, and provides an overview, of the structural and substantive contents of the plan:

Themes

Goals

Strategies

Participatory Broad-Based decision-making

NAFC will:
Promote broader membership and sustain participation of agriculture and fisheries stakeholders in consultative bodies

Revitalize weak consultative bodies

Improve processes within and linkage among AFCs, NSCs and NAF Council

Promote participation of AFC and NSC representatives in decision-making bodies in the Department of Agriculture and Local Government Units

Develop and implement an Information, Education and Communication (IEC), Social Mobilization and PR Campaign Plans

Formulate and implement revitalization plan

Refine/develop Manual of Operations for consultative bodies

Encourage mobile meetings/consultations

Expand membership

Monitor DA/LGU bodies with AFC and NSC representation

Quality Services

NAFC will:
Foster planning culture in NAFC and among consultative bodies

Enhance technical capacities of secretariat and members:

-Human Resource

Intensify Resource Generation

Harness Information Technology in operation of secretariat and consultative bodies

Improve/Develop Operating systems and procedures

Refine planning system and procedures

Develop System and implement a Human Resource Development Plan

Expand local and international funding resource base

Develop IS Plan

Establish accessible information resource network

Refine and integrate operating systems and procedures

Develop internal and external monitoring system

Sound Policy and Program Recommendations

NAFC will:
Intensify provision of technical support and advisory services to stakeholders

Nurture informed stakeholders

Sustain provision of technical inputs and guide discussion during AFC/NSC meetings and other consultative forums

Assist AFCs and NSCs draw consultative agenda

Strengthen coordination with DA planning and policy services, other relevant agencies, DA RFUs, LGUs and link-up with policy research institutions

Monitor current development issues and concerns and facilitate flow of appropriate, adequate and timely information to secretariat and stakeholders

Encourage academe and NGOs to join AFCs and Sectoral Committees

Themes	Goals	Strategies
Participatory Broad-Based decision-making	NAFC will: Promote broader membership and sustain participation of agriculture and fisheries stakeholders in consultative bodies Revitalize weak consultative bodies Improve processes within and linkage among AFCs, NSCs and NAF Council Promote participation of AFC and NSC representatives in decision-making bodies in the Department of Agriculture and Local Government Units	Develop and implement an Information, Education and Communication (IEC), Social Mobilization and PR Campaign Plans Formulate and implement revitalization plan Refine/develop Manual of Operations for consultative bodies Encourage mobile meetings/consultations Expand membership Monitor DA/LGU bodies with AFC and NSC representation
Quality Services	NAFC will: Foster planning culture in NAFC and among consultative bodies Enhance technical capacities of secretariat and members: -Human Resource Intensify Resource Generation Harness Information Technology in operation of secretariat and consultative bodies Improve/Develop Operating systems and procedures	Refine planning system and procedures Develop System and implement a Human Resource Development Plan Expand local and international funding resource base Develop IS Plan Establish accessible information resource network Refine and integrate operating systems and procedures Develop internal and external monitoring system
Sound Policy and Program Recommendations	NAFC will: Intensify provision of technical support and advisory services to stakeholders Nurture informed stakeholders	Sustain provision of technical inputs and guide discussion during AFC/NSC meetings and other consultative forums Assist AFCs and NSCs draw consultative agenda Strengthen coordination with DA planning and policy services, other relevant agencies, DA RFUs, LGUs and link-up with policy research institutions Monitor current development issues and concerns and facilitate flow of appropriate, adequate and timely information to secretariat and stakeholders Encourage academe and NGOs to join AFCs and Sectoral Committees