Section 9. Powers and Functions of the NOAB. —

The NOAB shall have the following powers and functions:

1. Formulate policies, plans, programs and projects to develop and promote organic agriculture, production, processing and trade;

2. Oversee the successful implementation of the National Organic Agricultural Program;

3. Identify sources of financing to expand organic agriculture;

4. Monitor and evaluate the performance of programs for appropriate incentives;

5. Undertake measures for the international recognition of local certification of organic products;

6. Call upon any government agency to carry out and implement programs and projects identified by the NOAB;

7. 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;

8. 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);

9. 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

10. Perform such other functions as may be necessary for its effective operations and for the continued enhancement, growth or development of organic agriculture.