AGAPIT Organization Directory
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)
Government Agencies
Agro-Eco Philippines
Agro-Eco Philippines is farmer-led national network-organization with 305 active People’s Organizations (POs), 18 Partner LGUs, 28 Partner NGOs, 14 Partner Universities and Colleges, and 158 young agriculturists. The organization continues to serve the poor and vulnerable farming communities and extends capacity-building programs in line with climate change-resiliency through partnership with farmers’ groups, Dioceses and Social Action Centers, local government units, national and international development organizations.
(08822) 738106
Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture
The Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (PPSA) believes in the power of partnerships and knowledge exchange in shaping better lives for Filipino farmers. They enable multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable and inclusive food systems that empower and transform smallholder farmers and fishers to be self-reliant and resilient. They also harness the collective strength of agricultural value chain players towards transforming food systems to become climate positive and inclusive through market-driven solutions.
Federation of Free Farmers
The Federation of free farmers (FFF) is currently one of the largest and most effective non-governmental organizations of rural workers in the Philippines. It was organized in 1953 by a group of Catholic laymen soon after the break-up of the Communist-led revolutionary movement in the country during the term of President Ramon Magsaysay.
(+632) 8-647 1451
Partnership for Development Assistance in the Philippines
PDAP is a non-stock, non-profit organization founded in 1986 and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 1990 for the purpose of collaborating with and assisting organized groups and disadvantaged Filipinos to develop into self-reliant communities.
Phone: 8-374-8214
Fax: 8-373-0556
Department of Agriculture (DA)
The Department of Agriculture is the government agency responsible for the promotion of agricultural development by providing the policy framework, public investments, and support services needed for domestic and export-oriented business enterprises. The DA envisions a food-secure and a resilient Philippines with empowered and prosperous farmers and fishers.
+63 (2) 8928-8741
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
DAR is the lead government agency that upholds and implements comprehensive and genuine agrarian reform which actualizes equitable distribution of land, agricultural productivity, and tenurial security for, of and with the tillers of the land towards the improvement of their quality of life.
Philippine Rice Institute (PhilRice)
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is a government corporate entity under the Department of Agriculture created through Executive Order 1061 on 5 November 1985 (as amended) to help develop high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies so farmers can produce enough rice for all Filipinos. The Institute accomplishes this through research and development work in our central and branch stations.
0917-111-7423