The Philippine Grains Standardization Program (PGSP) of the National Food Authority in Negros Occidental

Abstract

This study assessed the level of effectiveness of Philippine Grains Standardization Program (PGSP) of the National Food Authority in the areas of advocacy, quality standards, packaging, labeling, and color-coding, enforcement, and regulatory through data triangulation from among the external assessors and implementers in Negros Occidental. Moreover, when the program is assessed according to external assessors composed of millers, wholesalers, retailers, and farmers, they have evaluated the level of effectiveness of the program as an average while implementers assessed it as high. There was no significant difference in the level of effectiveness of PGSP in the areas of advocacy, quality standards, enforcement, and regulatory while there was a significant difference in packaging, labeling, and color-coding when grouped according to external assessors. On the other hand, when the assessors are grouped into implementers and external assessors, there was no significant difference in the level of effectiveness in the areas of packaging, labeling, and color-coding, enforcement and regulatory whereas, there was a significant difference in advocacy and quality standards. From the narrative of key stakeholders of the grains industry, PGSP has disclosed issues and gaps that need to deal with by the implementers to enhance its effectiveness. The result of the study was the basis for planning a proposed program for the enhanced implementation of PGSP in Negros Occidental.