Scope of Practice of ABE

An Act Strengthening, Modernizing and Aligning the Practice of Agricultural
Engineering in the Country into the Internationally Recognized Practice of

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, and for Other Purposes
Republic Act No. 10915
Congress of the Philippines
21 July 2016
Scope of practice of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineer
(a) Preparation of engineering designs, plans,
specifications, project studies, feasibility studies and estimates
of irrigation and drainage, soil and water conservation and
management systems and facilities, agrometeorological
systems, agricultural and biosystems power, and machinery,
agricultural and biosystems buildings and structures,
renewable/bio-energy systems and farm electrification,
agricultural and bio-processing and post harvest facUities and
system, agricultural and biological waste utilization and
management, agricultural and bio-information system,
agricultural and biosystems resource conservation and
management, and agricultural and bio-automation and
instrumentation system;
(b) Supervision or management on the construction,
operation, and maintenance of irrigation and drainage, soil and
water conservation and management systems and facilities,
agrometeorological systems, agricultural and biosystems
power and machinery, agricultural and biosystems buildings
and structures, renewable/bio-energy systems and farm
electrification, agricultural and bio-processing and post harvest
facilities and system, agricultural and biological waste
utilization and management, agricultural and bio-information

system, agricultural and biosystems resource conservation and
management, and agricultural and bio-automation and
instrumentation system;
(c) Valuation, appraisal, investigation, inspection,
monitoring, and technical audit on agricultural and biosystems
machineries and equipment, structures and facilities, and
agricultural and biosystems engineering projects;
(d) Program/Project development and management,
planning, evaluation, and consultancy services on agricultural
and biosystems engineering undertakings;
(e) Conduct of research and development, training and
extension on agricultural and biosystems engineering;
(f) Testing, evaluation, and inspection of agricultural and
biosystems machinery, and other related agricultural and
biosystems engineering facilities, equipment and projects;
(g) Manufacture, distribution, installation, and sale of
agricultural and biosystems machinery and other related
agricultural and biosystems engineering facilities and
equipment;
(h) Teaching and/or conduct of lecture of agricultural and
biosystems engineering subjects in institutions of learning in
the Philippines;
(i) Preparation and evaluation of farm development plans,
farm suitability maps and land use m aps/reports for
agricultural, livestock and poultry, fishery, aquaculture and
forest production and processing;
(j) Training and supervision of agri-fishery machinery
technicians and operators of agri-fishery machinery service
centers/pools, and agricultural and biosystems engineering

technicians and operators in agricultural and biosystems
plants, establishments, facilities, and projects;
(k) Employment with the government and private firms
and establishments: Provided, That such item or position
requires the knowledge and expertise of an Agricultural
and Biosystems Engineer, or its duties and responsibilities
covers the scope of practice in agricultural and biosystems engineering; and
G) Participation in the preparation of environmental studies for agricultural, fisheries, agro-industrial
and biosystems projects and its monitoring under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system.
The Board, subject to approval of the Commission, may add to, or exclude from, this section any activity
or act of professional practice, or revise it as the need arises to conform to changes and new
developments brought about by the latest trends in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.
Article III
Examination, Registration and License
SECTION 14. Examination Required. — All applicants for registration for the practice of
agricultural and biosystems engineering shall be required to undergo and pass the licensure
examination as provided for in this Act.
SECTION 15. Qualification of an Applicant for Examinations. — Every applicant

for the examination for agricultural and biosystems engineers shall have the following
qualifications:
(a) A citizen of the Philippines or a foreign citizen whose country or State has a policy on
reciprocity in the practice of the profession;
(b) A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering or its

equivalent, or Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering prior to or after ten (10) years
after the approval of this Act, in a school, academy, institute, college or university or an
institution duly recognized by the CHED; and
(c) Of good moral character.
SECTION 16. Fraudulent Application. — The Board may suspend or revoke any
certificate of registration obtained through misrepresentation made in the application for
examination.
Se c . 17. Scope of Examination. - The licensure examination for agricultural and biosystems engineers
shall cover the required competencies for the entry level of the practice of agricultural and biosystems
engineering and shall include the following subjects:
(a) Agricultural and Biosystems Power, Energy and Machinery Engineering which include agricultural
power and bio-energy, machine design and analysis, machinery management and mechanization of
agricultural and bioproduction systems;
(b) Land and Water Resources Engineering which include agrometeorology, irrigation and drainage
engineering, soil and water conservation, and aquaculture engineering;
(c) Agricultural and Biosystems Structures and Environment Engineering which include agricultural
structures engineering, forest engineering, design and management of agricultural and biosystem
structures, and bio-environmental design;
(d) Agricultural and Bioprocess Engineering which include refrigeration and cold storage, agri-
industrial and biosystems application of electrical energy and electronics, agricultural products
process engineering, and food and bio-based products process engineering;
(e) Project Management, Feasibility Study Preparation/ Evaluation, Research, Development and
Extension on Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering;
(f) Fundamentals of Agricultural, Fishery, Ecological and Environmental Sciences; (g) Mathematics and
Basic Engineering Principles;
(h) Laws, Professional Standards and Ethics; and
(i) Other subjects within the areas of competencies required for the practice of agricultural and
biosystems engineering profession pursuant to Section 5 of this Act. The said subjects and their syllabi
may be periodically amended by the Board so as to conform with the latest technological changes
brought about by continuing trends in the profession.
Sec. 18. Rating in the Board Examinations. — To be qualified as having passed the Board examination
for agricultural and biosystems engineers, a candidate must obtain a weighted general average of
seventy percent (70%), with no grades lower than fifty-five percent (55%) in any given subject.
However, an examinee who obtains a weighted general average rating of seventy percent (70%) or
higher, but obtains a rating below fifty-five percent (55%) in any given subject, must retake the
examination in the subject or subjects where he/she obtained a grade below fifty-five percent (55%)
and must obtain a grade or grades in the said subject or subjects of not lower than fifty-five percent
(55%).

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An Act Strengthening, Modernizing and Aligning the Practice of Agricultural

Engineering in the Country into the Internationally Recognized Practice of

Scope of practice of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineer

(a) Preparation of engineering designs, plans,

specifications, project studies, feasibility studies and estimates

of irrigation and drainage, soil and water conservation and

management systems and facilities, agrometeorological

systems, agricultural and biosystems power, and machinery,

agricultural and biosystems buildings and structures,

renewable/bio-energy systems and farm electrification,

agricultural and bio-processing and post harvest facUities and

system, agricultural and biological waste utilization and

management, agricultural and bio-information system,

agricultural and biosystems resource conservation and

management, and agricultural and bio-automation and

(b) Supervision or management on the construction,

operation, and maintenance of irrigation and drainage, soil and

water conservation and management systems and facilities,

agrometeorological systems, agricultural and biosystems

power and machinery, agricultural and biosystems buildings

and structures, renewable/bio-energy systems and farm

electrification, agricultural and bio-processing and post harvest

facilities and system, agricultural and biological waste

utilization and management, agricultural and bio-information

management, and agricultural and bio-automation and

(c) Valuation, appraisal, investigation, inspection,

monitoring, and technical audit on agricultural and biosystems

machineries and equipment, structures and facilities, and

agricultural and biosystems engineering projects;

(d) Program/Project development and management,

planning, evaluation, and consultancy services on agricultural

and biosystems engineering undertakings;

(e) Conduct of research and development, training and

extension on agricultural and biosystems engineering;

(f) Testing, evaluation, and inspection of agricultural and

biosystems machinery, and other related agricultural and

biosystems engineering facilities, equipment and projects;

(g) Manufacture, distribution, installation, and sale of

agricultural and biosystems machinery and other related

agricultural and biosystems engineering facilities and

(h) Teaching and/or conduct of lecture of agricultural and

biosystems engineering subjects in institutions of learning in

(i) Preparation and evaluation of farm development plans,

farm suitability maps and land use m aps/reports for

agricultural, livestock and poultry, fishery, aquaculture and

forest production and processing;

(j) Training and supervision of agri-fishery machinery

technicians and operators of agri-fishery machinery service

centers/pools, and agricultural and biosystems engineering

SECTION 15. Qualification of an Applicant for Examinations. — Every applicant

(b) A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering or its

(c) Of good moral character.

(h) Laws, Professional Standards and Ethics; and

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