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Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform

Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform

Standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines

The Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.

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This committee was formed after the Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Agrarian Reform were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.[1]

Jurisdiction

According to the Rules of the Senate,[2] the committee handles all matters relating to:

  • Agriculture, food production and agri-business, including agricultural experimental stations, agricultural economics and research
  • Soil survey and conservation
  • Agricultural education
  • Technical extension services
  • Animal husbandry
  • Livestock quarantine
  • Agricultural support price
  • Fisheries and aquatic resources
  • Agrarian reform
  • Landed estates
  • Implementation of the agrarian land reform provisions of the Constitution

Members, 19th Congress

Based on the Rules of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform has 15 members.

The President Pro Tempore, the Majority Floor Leader, and the Minority Floor Leader are ex officio members.

Here are the members of the committee in the 19th Congress as of January 10, 2023:[3]

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Committee secretary: Philip M. Lina

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Senate Resolution No. 9 (18th Congress)" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Rules of the Senate" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. July 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. [3]
    "Senate Permanent Committees - 19th Congress" (PDF). Senate of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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