NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY

Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines

Date Visited: 21st of January 2019
I.INTRODUCTION
National Food Authority was created to lead the development and advancement of the
grains business covering rice, corn, feed grains and different grains like sorghum, mongo, and
shelled nut in the Philippines. Also, they are mandated to guarantee national nourishment security
and settle supply and costs of staple grains both in the homestead and buyer levels
National Food Authority envision to guarantee sensible pace of come back to Filipino
ranchers, give satisfactory stockpile and reasonable rice and corn for the nation, and advance the
coordinated development and modernization of the rice and corn advertising industry to empower
it to contend in the worldwide market and mission to accomplish reasonable component for
guaranteeing the adjustment of the costs and supply of rice and corn while expanding the pay of
Filipino ranchers.
II. HISTORY
The National Food Authority as defined by Presidential Decree No. 4 of 26th of September
1972 entitled National Grains Authority (NGA), the aim of promoting the integrated growth and
development of the grain industry covering rice, maize, grain feed other grains such as sorghum,
mongo and peanut. This decree dissolved two agencies, namely, the Rice and Corn Board
(RICOB) and Rice and Corn Administration (RCA) but unified their respective functions. The
former then controlled the retail trade in rice and maize and had the mission of nationalizing it
within a target date. In particular during lean months, the latter was charged with marketing or
distribution of low-priced government rice. In addition, additional roles were placed on the new
agency to establish post-harvest grain systems and processes.
Among other issues, the NGA supported the government's paddy development program
called the Masagana'99 Plan, aimed at self-sufficiency in rice. It engaged in major paddy
procurement at government support rates and from 1977 to 1981 joined the rice exporting nation
community at a small size.
Today, National Food Authority is officially charged with the roles of securing the country's
food safety and stabilizing the commodity grain-rice demand and cost. These include paddy
purchase by individual bonafide farmers and their associations, buffer collection, sorting, paddy
dispersal and milled rice at strategic locations and shipment of staple grain at appropriate times
of the year to different advertising outlets.
In the last five years or so, the government has been investigating the possibility of
reforming, streamlining and privatizing some NFA operations over reaction to the globalization
policies and as part of the efforts to reduce the national budget deficit.
There have been several bills filed in Congress for this purpose designed to make NFA
more relevant to the needs of the times, including one made by the NFA community. The various
versions of the bill had been consolidated into one and had already been drafted by the upper
and lower House of Congress joint committee.
III. PRODUCTS/SERVICES
The NFA acknowledges that they are not only sellers of products and inventory owners, but also
suppliers of frontline services. They are concerned with not only distributors and users, but also
customers and all other investors.
NFA Major Outputs
 Stable Supply and Price Staple Cereals
 Staple Cereals are Available During Natural or Man-made Calamity or Emergency
 Buffer Stock of Staple Cereals Effectively Managed
 Developmental Regulation of the Grains Industry Implemented and Enforced
 Management Efficiency and Competency
IV. MANUFACTURING PROCESS
V. QUALITY CONTROL
Moisture Control – The rice is feed in a mechanical dryer. This aims to achieve the standard
moisture content of about 14 % which is read by a moisture meter (instrument readily available
for reading moisture level of the grain).
Pest Control – The operation is visible in the storage facility before storing grains. This include
spraying the storage area with different pest control agent and the it will be hold to ensure the
removal of chemical agents.
Fogging technology would be first implemented in the warehouse prior to storage using
chemical known Actellic which would attack those flying and crawling insects. This was done
routinely every after 14 days or if needed. Another contingency they are taking was by spraying
residual agent which sought to help the warehouse to be pest free for approximately 3 months.
For a massive infection, fumigation would take place. The stacked grains will be covered
thoroughly and Phostoxin will be introduced.
**** NFA claims that the chemical agents they used is safe to human after their holding period.
Hence, the stacked rice in the warehouse are not delivered directly to the consumers unless the
holding time for the rice is paved.
VI. INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESS CONTROL
Automatic control system. The process adopted an automatic control system in the
production process and manual bagging is required. Hence transporting it into the warehouse
would require manual labor.
VII. WASTE GENERATION CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
One of their major waste is rice husk. To reduce the volume of waste, they use the husk
as a fuel source in a biomass furnace where the heat produce is converted into electricity and
become a part of their electric source. Also, their facility is equipped with fans and exhaust fans
to manage the dust inside rice milling facility.