Period Development

Spanish Regime Establishment of Granja modelos or model

farms
American Period Establishment of Bureau of Agriculture
creation in 1918 of demonstration and
extension division with farmer’s
cooperative, rural credit, marketing and
animal insurance
splitting of the Bureau of Agriculture into
Bureau of Animal Industry and Bureau of
Plant Industry in 1928
renaming agricultural extension division as
agricultural division under the Bureau of
Plant Industry in 1932
 Period Development
Commonwealth Approval of Commonwealth Act No. 85,
Period which established the participation and
support of local government unit to
provincial agricultural and home
demonstration centers.
Period of the Passed R.A. 680 creating the Bureau of
Philippine Republic Agricultural Extension
Passed R.A. 3844 in 1963 or the Land
Reform Code, renaming BAEx as
Agricultural Productivity Commission under
the office of the President
Passed R.A. 188 in 1967 granting
autonomous power to local government
unit to appoint their respective provincial
agriculturist and extension workers
 Period Development
Martial Law Period P.D. No. 1 and LOI No. 9 reverted APC to
BAEx and returned it to DANR in 1972
P.D. 970 abolished the Farm Management
office of DAR and transferred its functions
to BAEx
Present status in agricultural extension system

The enactment of RA 7160 otherwise known as the Local

Government Code devolved the delivery of basic extension services
to local government units. In the provincial level, the governor
administers the extension service program; city level, the city mayor;
municipal level, the municipal mayor; and barangay level, the
barangay captain assisted by a councilor for agriculture and an
extension worker assigned in that barangay.

The implementation of plans and activities is left to the agricultural

officer and field personnel who establish workable linkages with
NGOs and POs and other government agencies. The administrator in
every level is empowered by their respective legislative council.