(2) Field Operations Services. The Office for Field Operations Services, headed by a Director II shall have the following functions: (a) Facilitate the formulation and integration of plans and programs, emanating from all provincial offices, including the bureaus and attached agencies consistent with Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Program (AFMP) and agricultural development policies embodied in the Medium Term Development Program (MTDP); (b) Institutionalize mechanisms for agriculture and fisheries modernization programs, review and formulation involving the broadest participation from the sector‟s stakeholders; (c) Institutionalize programs, monitoring and evaluation system to ensure feedback and response mechanism among stakeholders covering beneficiaries, implementers, support management and policy groups; (d) Serve as the technical arm of the Department in the implementation of Agricultural Development Program in the region; (e) Enforce agricultural and fisheries laws, rules and regulations, settle and resolve conflicts within its jurisdiction; and (f) Serve as the principal central logistic and technical support unit for the implementation of the Department‟s field programs and the operation of the Department‟s field offices. The Field Operations Service shall consist of the following divisions: Crops Division; Agri-business and Marketing Assistance Division; Livestock Division; Regulatory Division; and the Regional Agricultural Engineering Division. (3) Research, Development and Extension Services. The Research, Development and Extension Services, headed by a Director II, shall perform the following functions: (a) Formulate plans, implement, monitor, evaluate, and coordinate activities pertaining to Integrated Regional Research, Development and Extension (RDE) system for agriculture in the region; (b) Ensure that regional facilities and equipment are properly maintained, needed support services are in proper place in support to program implementation and that resources utilization is maximized; (c) Formulate Regional and Provincial Integrated Research Development and Extension Agenda and Program (R/PIRDEAP) and prioritize the projects for the agriculture sector in partnership with the farmers and industry sectors; (d) Review and evaluate agricultural research development and extension research 59

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