Manila – The Center for Food and Agri Business (CFA) of
the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) holds ‘Year-end Food and
Agribusiness’ conference with the theme “Sustainable Philippine Food and
Agribusiness: How to shape the future?” on December 5, 2017 at Ortigas Center,
Pasig City.
The first speaker is DR. ROLANDO DY, Executive
Director, Center for Food and Agri Business (CFA) to envision the Agriculture
Scenarios in 2017-2018; 2nd topic is Sugar Industry by Ms. ROSEMARIE
GUMERA, Planning Manager, Sugar Regulatory Administration, 3rd is Food
Service Industry by MR. PHILIP MORAN COO and General Manager - Amici
Foodservice Ventures, Inc., 4th is Aquaculture Industry by MR.
PHILLIP ONG - President, Santeh Feeds Corporation, 5th is the Animal
Health and Nutrition Industry by MR. EDWIN MAPANAO, Chief Marketing officer, Univet.
Among the 6 (six) presenters of the said forum, one of
them is Engr. Eddie Guillen, former mayor, now, municipal consultant of the local
government unit (LGU) of Piddig, Ilocos Norte who shares LGU’s best practices entitled:
“Local Government as Enablers in Agribusiness.” Back on, the town was
recognized on its fulfilment to the convergence project of the different environmental
agencies in protecting the ecosystem and upbringing consolidated farming in the
province.
“This year’s CFA year-end forum focuses on Industry performance
of selected commodities as key challenges in sustainable agriculture outlook
and strategies in the year to come, 2018” - DR. ROLANDO DY
Meanwhile, the group is planning to have a
bench-marking on sustainable agribusiness to LGU Piddig in coordination of
Mayor Gina Salazar-Guillen.
(Bernard Ver, PBS/DWCI)
