Ministry · MAFAR
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform
Leads farm and fishery development, land distribution and secure land tenure for farmers and fisherfolk in the Bangsamoro, and works to keep food available and affordable.
Programs 10
Basic Integration for Harmonized Intervention (BIHI)
SourceA package of farm interventions matched to each location, with checks on who the beneficiaries are, aimed at cutting farmer poverty.
Farming & fishingFarmersCorn Program
SourceSupport for corn and cassava farmers: seed production, buffer stocks, organic farming, biological pest control, marketing help, farmer training, irrigation and farm machinery.
Farming & fishingFarmersHigh Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP)
SourcePromotes growing, processing, marketing and distribution of high value crops under RA 7900.
Farming & fishingFarmersOrganic Agriculture Program
SourcePromotes organic farming for better farm income, health and environmental protection.
Farming & fishingFarmersIntegrated and Sustainable Development for Aquaculture/Capture
SourceLivelihood packages for fisherfolk groups and individuals, such as seaweed inputs, motorized boats with fish aggregating devices, fishing gear and fish cages; post-harvest equipment for women fisherfolk; buying stations, mini ice plants and cold storage.
Farming & fishingFisherfolkWomenCooperativesLand Distribution and Development for the Upliftment of Poor ARBs
SourceDistributes private and government-owned farm land to qualified farmer beneficiaries, and gives agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) support: organizing, business services, shared facilities, infrastructure and legal help.
Farming & fishingFarmersARCCESS
SourceGrants of shared facilities or farm equipment and machinery to qualified agrarian reform beneficiary organizations, with business coaching.
Farming & fishingFarmersCooperativesSpecial Development Fund (MAFAR-SDF)
SourceFarm infrastructure and inputs such as farm-to-market roads, solar-powered irrigation, fish cages and agri-fishery inputs for cooperatives.
Farming & fishingFarmersFisherfolkCooperativesPhilippine Rural Development Project (PRDP)
SourceFarm-to-market roads, trading posts, warehouses and processing facilities for farming and fishing communities.
Farming & fishingFarmersFisherfolkRegistry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA)
SourceThe registry of farmers and fisherfolk; the RSBSA enrollment form is required for many MAFAR services.
How to get it: Download the RSBSA form from the MAFAR website and submit it to MAFAR.
Farming & fishingFarmersFisherfolk
Services 25
As the office’s Citizen’s Charter lists them: what to bring, what it costs, how long it takes.
Market Development (buyer and seller matching, trade fairs)Fee: None · Takes 2 hoursFarming & fishingFarmersFisherfolkBusinessesFee: None
Helps farmers and fisherfolk find buyers or suppliers and join trade fairs.
What to bring
- Buyer or seller matching form (given at the office)
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 2 hours
- Where
- Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance, Market Development Section
Agribusiness PromotionFee: None · Takes 30 minutesFarming & fishingFarmersFisherfolkFee: None
Advice on starting an agri-business (costs, licensing, credit) and a business plan template.
What to bring
- Inquiry form (given at the office)
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 30 minutes
- Where
- Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division
Request for Shipping Permit of Pet Dogs and CatsFee: NonePermits, licences & accreditationEveryoneFee: None
Permit to ship a pet dog or cat.
What to bring
- Rabies ID
- Updated rabies vaccination certificate (with photocopy)
- RSBSA Enrollment Form
- Fee
- None
- Where
- Veterinary Quarantine Service Office
Request for Shipping Permit of Fighting CocksFee: NonePermits, licences & accreditationEveryoneFee: None
Permit to ship fighting cocks.
What to bring
- Valid ID
- RSBSA Enrollment Form
- Fee
- None
- Where
- Veterinary Quarantine Service Office
Request on Animal Vaccination, Deworming and Other Veterinary DrugsFee: NoneFarming & fishingFarmersFee: None
Free animal vaccines, dewormers and veterinary drugs.
What to bring
- Request letter approved by the Minister
- RSBSA Enrollment Form
- For vaccines: ice and an ice box
- Fee
- None
- Where
- Livestock Division
Request for Training on Fruits, Vegetables and Industrial Crops ProductionFee: NoneFarming & fishingFarmersFee: None
Training on growing fruits, vegetables and industrial crops.
What to bring
- Project proposal endorsed by the MAFAR municipal officer and provincial head
- Request letter approved by the Minister
- RSBSA Enrollment Form
- Fee
- None
Request for Seed Buffer-Stocking for RehabilitationFee: NoneFarming & fishingFarmersFee: None
Seeds for farmers whose crops were damaged.
What to bring
- Crop damage report
- List of affected farmers
- Size of damaged area
- RSBSA Enrollment Form
- Fee
- None
Request for Technical AssistanceFee: None · Takes Depends on staff availability and type of help neededFarming & fishingFarmersFee: None
Farm technical help from MAFAR staff.
What to bring
- Request letter approved by the Minister
- RSBSA Enrollment Form
- Geo-tagging of the area
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- Depends on staff availability and type of help needed
Request for Training Center ReservationFee: PHP 120 per head (accommodation); PHP 2,500 per training (hall and equipment)Venues, libraries & public informationEveryoneFee: PHP 120 per head (accommodation); PHP 2,500 per training (hall and equipment)
Booking of MAFAR training center rooms and halls.
What to bring
- Request letter approved by the Minister and endorsed by the Center Manager
- Fee
- PHP 120 per head (accommodation); PHP 2,500 per training (hall and equipment)
- Where
- Training center
Distribution of Quality Seeds and Planting MaterialsFee: Free, or a price that depends on the crop if for saleFarming & fishingFarmersFee: Free, or a price that depends on the crop if for sale
Seeds and planting materials, free or for sale.
What to bring
- Request letter approved by the Minister and released order by the Center Manager
- Fee
- Free, or a price that depends on the crop if for sale
- Where
- Research Division
Request for Organic Fertilizer/VermicastFee: PHP 250 per bagFarming & fishingFarmersFee: PHP 250 per bag
Purchase of organic fertilizer or vermicast.
What to bring
- Request letter approved by the Minister and endorsed by the Center Manager
- Fee
- PHP 250 per bag
Request for Soil Laboratory AnalysisFee: PHP 300 per sampleFarming & fishingFarmersFee: PHP 300 per sample
Lab test of a soil sample.
What to bring
- Request letter approved by the Minister and endorsed by the Center Manager
- Soil sample
- Fee
- PHP 300 per sample
- Where
- Soil laboratory
Request for Trichogramma CardsFee: PHP 4 per cardFarming & fishingFarmersFee: PHP 4 per card
Purchase of trichogramma cards.
What to bring
- Request letter approved by the Minister and endorsed by the Center Manager
- Fee
- PHP 4 per card
Request for Fecalysis LaboratoryFee: PHP 150 per sampleFarming & fishingFarmersFee: PHP 150 per sample
Lab test of an animal fecal sample.
What to bring
- Request letter approved by the Minister and endorsed by the Center Manager
- Fecal sample
- Fee
- PHP 150 per sample
Request for Commercial Fishing Vessel / Gear License (CFVGL) and Gear RegistrationFee: Depends on vessel gross tonnage (GT), from PHP 200 + PHP 2/GT for small vessels · Takes 3 working days, 4 hours and 30 minutes, plus 1-4 days travel for field inspection depending on the provincePermits, licences & accreditationFisherfolkBusinessesFee: Depends on vessel gross tonnage (GT), from PHP 200 + PHP 2/GT for small vessels
License for a commercial fishing vessel and its gear.
What to bring
- Regional BFAR application form for fishing vessel license
- Grid map locator of the proposed fishing ground
- Two 8x10 color photos of the vessel (port, starboard, name)
- MARINA documents: Certificate of Vessel Registry, Certificate of Ownership, current Certificate of Inspection
- Articles of incorporation and by-laws, or business name registration
- Record book for catcher vessel
- Fee
- Depends on vessel gross tonnage (GT), from PHP 200 + PHP 2/GT for small vessels
- Processing time
- 3 working days, 4 hours and 30 minutes, plus 1-4 days travel for field inspection depending on the province
- Where
- Regional and Provincial Fishery Offices
Request for Fish-workers LicenseFee: PHP 20 · Takes 1 working day, 3 hours and 35 minutesPermits, licences & accreditationFisherfolkWorkersFee: PHP 20
License for fish workers.
What to bring
- Community Tax Certificate
- 2 recent 1x1 ID pictures
- Barangay clearance
- Fish-worker license application form
- Fee
- PHP 20
- Processing time
- 1 working day, 3 hours and 35 minutes
- Where
- Regional and Provincial Fishery Offices
Request for Certificate of Clearance to Commercial Fishing VesselsFee: PHP 200 (small scale), PHP 400 (medium scale), PHP 600 (large scale)Permits, licences & accreditationFisherfolkBusinessesFee: PHP 200 (small scale), PHP 400 (medium scale), PHP 600 (large scale)
Clearance certificate for commercial fishing vessels.
What to bring
- Fishing log book
- Monthly fish catch report
- Certificate of clearance application form
- Fee
- PHP 200 (small scale), PHP 400 (medium scale), PHP 600 (large scale)
- Where
- Regional and Provincial Fishery Offices
Request for Fishpond Lease Agreement (FLA)Fee: Application fee PHP 2,000; cash bond PHP 100 per hectare; rental fee PHP 100 per hectare · Takes 5 working days, 6 hours and 50 minutes, plus travel time for field inspectionPermits, licences & accreditationFisherfolkBusinessesFee: Application fee PHP 2,000; cash bond PHP 100 per hectare; rental fee PHP 100 per hectare
Lease of public land for a fishpond.
What to bring
- FLA application form
- Sketch or survey plan (4 copies)
- Proof of available capital
- Registration papers if the applicant is a group or company
- DENR Forest Management Bureau certification that the area is under BFAR
- Final requirements as listed in the charter
- Fee
- Application fee PHP 2,000; cash bond PHP 100 per hectare; rental fee PHP 100 per hectare
- Processing time
- 5 working days, 6 hours and 50 minutes, plus travel time for field inspection
- Where
- Fisheries regulatory unit or Provincial Fishery Office
Request for Local Transport Permit (LTP) for In-Country Trans-boundary Movement of Live Aquatic Species, Processed, Frozen, Chilled and Dried Aquatic ProductsFee: See the relevant Fisheries Administrative OrderPermits, licences & accreditationFisherfolkBusinessesFee: See the relevant Fisheries Administrative Order
Permit to move fish and aquatic products within the country.
What to bring
- Applicable permits or certificates (such as aquatic wildlife permits, health certificate, vessel license, auxiliary invoice)
- Fee
- See the relevant Fisheries Administrative Order
- Where
- Quarantine Officer at the fishport or airport
Request of Issuance of HACCP/SSOP/GMP/GHP CertificatesFee: None · Takes 5 days, 1 hour and 20 minutesPermits, licences & accreditationBusinessesFee: None
Food safety certificates for fish processing establishments after inspection.
What to bring
- Sanitary permit and business permit from the LGU
- Written HACCP/SSOP plan
- Medical certificates of staff
- GMP flow chart
- Training certificates of workers
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 5 days, 1 hour and 20 minutes
Request of Health Certificate for In-Country Trans-boundary Movement of Live Shrimps, Live Aquatic Species and Seaweeds for Aquaculture PurposesFee: None · Takes 3 hours and 20 minutesPermits, licences & accreditationFisherfolkBusinessesFee: None
Health certificate after lab analysis of stock to be transported.
What to bring
- Stock samples to be transported
- Request for Laboratory Analysis form
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 3 hours and 20 minutes
Request for Aquaculture Farm RegistrationFee: None · Takes 6 days and 12 hours, plus 9 working days for lab exam and approval at BFAR Central Office and 2-4 days travelPermits, licences & accreditationFisherfolkBusinessesFee: None
Registration of a fish farm after inspection.
What to bring
- Aquaculture farm registration form
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 6 days and 12 hours, plus 9 working days for lab exam and approval at BFAR Central Office and 2-4 days travel
- Where
- Provincial Fishery Office or Regional BFAR office
Request for Fish Kill Investigation / Disease SurveillanceFee: None · Takes 6 hours and 1 minute, plus 1-2 working days travel to the siteFarming & fishingFisherfolkFee: None
Investigation and lab testing when fish die in large numbers.
What to bring
- Water, fish or shrimp samples
- Fee
- None
- Processing time
- 6 hours and 1 minute, plus 1-2 working days travel to the site
- Where
- Provincial Fishery Office
Request for Water Parameters AnalysisTakes 5 hours and 30 minutesFarming & fishingFisherfolkFee: —
Issuance of Certified True Copies of Agrarian Law Implementation case documentsFee: PHP 50Documents & recordsFarmersFee: PHP 50
Certified copies of case records, decisions, resolutions and orders in agrarian law cases.
What to bring
- Valid ID
- Letter of request
- Authorization letter if a representative is requesting
- Fee
- PHP 50
- Where
- Legal Division
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