Section 66December 22, 1997, Sec./Art. 66

National Agriculture and Fisheries Education System (NAFES). - The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), in coordination with the Department and appropriate government agencies, shall establish a National Agriculture and Fisheries Education System (NAFES) which shall have the following objectives:

a. To establish, maintain and support a complete and integrated system of agriculture and fisheries education relevant to the needs of the economy, the community and society.

b. To modernize and rationalize agriculture and fisheries education from the elementary to the tertiary levels;

c. To unify, coordinate and improve the system of implementation of academic programs that are geared toward achieving agriculture and fisheries development in the country; and

d. To upgrade the quality , ensure sustainability and promote the global competitiveness, at all levels, of agriculture and fisheries education.