Fiber Industry Development Authority (Philippines)

Fiber Industry Development Authority
Agency overview
Pangasiwaan sa Pagpapaunlad ng Industriya ng Hibla
Formed	May 30, 1997
Agency executive	Clarito M. Barron PhD CESO IV, OIC-Executive Director
Parent agency	Department of Agriculture
Website	www.philfida.da.gov.ph

The Philippines' Fiber Industry Development Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Pagpapaunlad ng Industriya ng Hibla, abbreviated as FIDA), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for promoting the accelerated growth and development of the Philippine fiber industry.

History

The Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) was created by virtue of Executive Order No.709, dated July 27, 1981 and placed under the administrative supervision of the Department of Agriculture.

The FIDA is mandated to promote the accelerated growth and development of the Philippine fiber industry in all its aspects including research, production, processing, marketing and trade regulation.

It is headed by an administrator who is assisted by two (2) deputy administrators and supported by nine (9) divisions and ten (10) regional offices.

External links

FIDA homepage

Department of Agriculture, Philippines

Executive Departments of the Philippines

Bureaus	Agricultural Training Institute Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards Agricultural Research Agricultural Statistics Bureau of Animal Industry Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Plant Industry Soils and Water Management

Attached agencies	Agricultural Credit and Policy Council Cotton Development Administration Fiber Industry Development Authority Livestock Development Council National Agricultural and Fishery Council National Dairy Authority National Fisheries Research and Development Institute National Meat Inspection Service National Tobacco Administration Philippine Agricultural Development and Commercial Corporation Philippine Carabao Center Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation Philippine Fisheries Development Authority Philippine Rice Research Institute Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee Corporation Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Sugar Regulatory Administration

See also Ministries of Agriculture by country

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