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The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF), in cooperation with the Office of the Undersecretary for Administration, Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), and the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC), conducted the 1st ACEF GIAHEP Grantees Summit Activity 2023 in three (3) clusters in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. In the Luzon Cluster, it was held in Angeles, Pampanga (Region III) from December 12-15, 2023, the Visayas Cluster took place in Iloilo City (Region VI) from October 17-20, 2023, and the Mindanao Cluster was in Davao City (Region XI) from November 7-10, 2023. This summit was attended by ACEF Executive Committee (EXECOM) members, ACEF Program Management Committee (PMC) members, ACEF Regional Coordinating Units (RCUs), ACEF Program Management Office (PMO) Credit Program Unit (CPU) and Grant-in-Aid Program Unit (GIAPU), graduating and graduated scholar-grantees as participants, and various resource persons from DA’s attached agencies such as Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS), High-Value Crops and Rural Credit Development Program (HVCRCDP), National Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture Program (NUPAP), Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), Bureau of Plant and Industry (BPI), Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC), Philippine Mechanization (PhilMech), and LBP. The summit aimed to encourage the graduating and graduated students of ACEF GIAHEP to engage in the agriculture sector by providing them with a list of opportunities in agriculture and fisheries and increasing their awareness of the different programs and services offered by the DA and its partner agencies.