Powers and Functions of the NOAB.
Section 9
SEC. 9. Powers and Functions of the NOAB. — The NOAB shall have the following powers and functions: Formulate policies, plans, programs and projects to develop and promote organic agriculture, production, processing and trade; Oversee the successful implementation of the National Organic Agricultural Program; Identify sources of financing to expand organic agriculture; Monitor and evaluate the performance of programs for appropriate incentives; Undertake measures for the international recognition of local certification of organic products; Call upon any government agency to carry out and implement programs and projects identified by the NOAB; Call upon private sectors, POs and NGOs and the academe to provide advice on matters pertaining to organic agriculture and conduct of capability-building initiatives to farmers, producers, extension workers, consumers and other stakeholders in agriculture sector in coordination with the Agricultural Training Institute; Submit annual and other periodic reports to the President, Secretary of the DA and Congress of the Philippines through the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM); Promulgate such rules and regulations and exercise such other powers and functions as may be necessary to carry out effectively the purposes and objectives of this Act; and Perform such other functions as may be necessary for its effective operations and for the continued enhancement, growth or development of organic agriculture.