Philippine Agricultural and Engineering Standards (Paes)

9/6/21, 5:04 PM Standards – AMTEC
PHILIPPINE AGRICULTURAL
AND ENGINEERING
STANDARDS (PAES)
The centerpiece program of the government in poverty alleviation,

food security, rationale use of resources, global competitiveness,
and sustainable development is the Agriculture and Fisheries
Modernization Act (AFMA). A close examination of the major tenets
of AFMA points to a very heavy reliance on the support from the
field of agricultural engineering. Overall, AFMA places high priority
on the following agricultural engineering technologies: irrigation,
postharvest, structures, rural electrification, mechanization,
alternative energy, domestic water supply, farm roads and bridges.
In responding to the challenge, sound agricultural engineering
principles and practices are required in the planning, design,
construction, operation and optimization of agricultural engineering
technologies, systems and services. At the onset, the availability of
Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards (PAES) is required
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to ensure to a great extent the success of agricultural

engineering projects in terms of technical performance.
Development of standards for agricultural engineering in the

Philippines started in the late 1970’s with the Bureau of Product
Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry creating the
Technical Committee on Machinery for agriculture and forestry
(BPS/TC56). Later, BPS/ TC56 was replaced by TC 19 and the
Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC)
was designated as its official writing office. Pursuant to Articles 5
and 6, Chapter I, Title II of Republic Act No. 7394, otherwise known
as the Consumer Act of the Philippines, standards development and
its implementation was identified to three agencies: Department of
Agriculture (agricultural products), Department of Health (drugs,
cosmetics, devices and substances) and Department of Trade and
Industry (other products not covered by the two agencies).
It is stated in Rule 59.1 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations
of Republic Act No. 8435, otherwise known as Agriculture and
Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 or AFMA that AMTEC may be
designated by the Department of Agriculture to issue standards for
agriculture and fisheries machinery. On 30 May 2001, the DA
secretary issued Administrative Order No. 11 series of 2001 stating
that standard specifications and test procedures of agricultural
machinery shall be developed. AMTEC, in partnership with the PSAE
and concerned DA agencies, shall be charged with formulation and
development of the official agriculture and fisheries machinery
standards. Such standards, to be known as the “Philippine
Standards for Agriculture and Fisheries Machinery” shall be
subjected to public hearings by the NAFC through its Agricultural
and Fisheries Mechanization Committee (AFMeC), prior to its
approval by the Secretary of Agriculture.
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Bureau of

Agricultural Research (BAR), Bureau of Postharvest Research and
Extension (BPRE), Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and
Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD),
Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Agricultural

Engineers (PRC-BOAE) and the Philippine Society of Agricultural
Engineers (PSAE), upon realization of the dire need for standards,
initiated projects that will develop a set of Philippine National
Standards for Agricultural Engineering to contribute to agricultural
modernization, national development and global competitiveness.
However, standards development has now been mandated to the
DA Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) in
compliance with the Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization
(AFMech) Law of 2013. Section 27 of the said law states that, as
the premier testing center, AMTEC shall assist BAFS in the
formulation of quality, safety, and performance standards of
agricultural and fisheries machinery and of accreditation
guideline for testing centers.
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9/6/21, 5:04 PM Standards – AMTEC

The centerpiece program of the government in poverty alleviation,

https://amtec.ceat.uplb.edu.ph/standards/#:~:text=Philippine Agricultural and Engineering Standards,Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA). 1/3

to ensure to a great extent the success of agricultural

Development of standards for agricultural engineering in the

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Bureau of

Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Agricultural

https://amtec.ceat.uplb.edu.ph/standards/#:~:text=Philippine Agricultural and Engineering Standards,Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA). 3/3

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