Section 8Sec./Art. 8

Creation of the Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise-Development Council. To oversee the proper implementation of the Program, the Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise Development Council is hereby created.

It shall be composed of: (a) the Secretary of the DA or his duly authorized representative who is at least an Undersecretary, who shall be the Chair; (b) a representative of the DTI, who shall likewise at least be an Undersecretary; (c) a representative of the DILG; (d) a representative of the Department of Finance (DOF); (e) a representative of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA); (f) a representative of a national organization of farmers cooperatives or associations; (g) a representative of a national organization of fisherfolk cooperatives or associations; and (h) two (2) representatives from the agriculture, food, restaurant and business sectors.

The DA shall tap the resources under the management of its attached agencies and commodity development programs and require counterpart funding from partner and local government units (LGUs) and farmers and fisherfolk organizations and enterprises in the form of cash, land, building, labor, or machineries and equipment.