Memorandum Circular No. 08, Series of 2020 Implementing Guidelines for the Implementation of Urban Agriculture Program. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Miscellaneous Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Cultivated plants, General Keyword Urban and peri-urban agriculture Agricultural commodities Public health Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Capacity building Aquaculture Mariculture Internal trade Fish products Food security Vending Agricultural development Planting material/seeds Plant production Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately upon signing and any other issuances inconsistent herewith are deemed superseded or revoked accordingly. Abstract This Memorandum Circular outlines the implementing guidelines in the implementation of Urban Agriculture as one of the modalities in making food available, accessible, affordable, safe, and providing additional income to the project beneficiaries. It is the national policy of the State to provide available, affordable, and safe food. The State also recognizes that the population is growing and this means that additional food will be needed. Food production is in the hands of the farmers and fisherfolks, and farming and fishing remain the basic source of food of the people. Food production has to be promoted, hence the Department of Agriculture implements programs that will result to Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita. Farmers or food producers are the major stakeholders of the Department of Agriculture. Urban areas have the most number of consumers and are the major market of farm and fish markets. The volume of consumption is so high that on cases of emergencies, the food demand becomes a major challenge for the policy makers and the agricultural and fisheries sector. Full text English Website www.da.gov.ph References - Legislation Amended by Memorandum Circular No. 13, Series of 2020 on Supplement to Memorandum Circular No. 08, Series of 2020 RE implementing Guidelines for the Implementation of Urban Agriculture Program. Legislation | Philippines | 2020 Keyword: Urban and peri-urban agriculture, Agricultural commodities, Public health, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Food security, Agricultural development, Animal health, Animal production, Sheep/goats, Poultry, Planting material/seeds, Plant production Source: FAO, FAOLEX