Fiber Industry Development Authority (Philippines)

Fiber Industry Development Authority
Pangasiwaan sa Pagpapaunlad ng Industriya ng Hibla
Agency overview
Formed May 30, 1997
Agency executive
  • Clarito M. Barron PhD CESO IV, OIC-Executive Director
Parent agency Department of Agriculture
Website www.philfida.da.gov.ph

The Philippines' Fiber Industry Development Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Pagpapaunlad ng Industriya ng Hibla, abbreviated as FIDA), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for promoting the accelerated growth and development of the Philippine fiber industry.

History

The Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) was created by virtue of Executive Order No.709, dated July 27, 1981 and placed under the administrative supervision of the Department of Agriculture.

The FIDA is mandated to promote the accelerated growth and development of the Philippine fiber industry in all its aspects including research, production, processing, marketing and trade regulation.

It is headed by an administrator who is assisted by two (2) deputy administrators and supported by nine (9) divisions and ten (10) regional offices.

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