The Department of Agriculture-Central Visayas (DA7) joined the National Nutrition Council (NNC), together with the other regional line agencies (RLA), Local Government Units of the cities of Mandaue, Cebu and Talisay, academes and private sectors in the launching of the 50th Nutrition Month Celebration (NMC) today, July 1, 2024 held at SM Seaside Cebu.
 
 
Melquiades Ibarra, the Administrative Division Chief of DA7, in his welcome remarks, the DA is the Vice-Chairperson of the Nutrition Council Governing Board (GB) and the Regional Nutrition Committee (RNC) is supporting all the nutrition initiative of the region. As the principal agency tasks on ensuring food production, he emphasized the Good Agricultural Practices and Food Safety.