IN July 2018, Republic Act 11321 or the Sagip Saka Act (SSA) was signed into a law. Its main sponsor was Sen. Francis Pangilinan. The avowed purpose under Section 2 is to “strengthen the farmers and fisherfolk enterprise development program by establishing a comprehensive and holistic approach in the formulation, coordination and implementation of enterprise development initiatives, consolidating the roles of the different agencies involved in farmers and fisherfolk enterprise development, and intensifying the building of entrepreneurship culture among farmers and fisherfolks.”
For this goal to be achieved, a Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise Development Council was to be established, with various government agencies involved in agricultural and rural development serving as members and the Department of Agriculture (DA) chairing. Among its tasks, the council was assigned the role of formulating Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise Development Programs (FFEDPs) intended help uplift the socioeconomic situation of small farmers and fisherfolk.
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