Biggest agri trade expo held in Pasay
THE three-day expo at the World Trade Center in Pasay City attended by more than 10,000 farmers, traders, buyers, experts, policy and decision makers along with 300 exhibitors and industry stakeholders around the world, was considered the largest international trade fair for the agri sector, the Department of Agriculture said.
No less than President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. personally graced the July 5 to 7 event dubbed “Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines 2023” where foreign and local players and stakeholders convened and shared their products, services and best practices.
The agri expo was organized by international events manager Informa Markets and hosted by the DA through the National Livestock Program and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
It was aimed at promoting the development of the country’s agri-fishery sector.
In his speech, President Marcos emphasized the need to revitalize Philippine agriculture by addressing key issues such as food inflation, boosting food production and mobilization.
The country’s Chief Executive also mentioned the importance of enhancing profitability and other opportunities in agri-fishery based livelihoods, the emergence of agricultural pests and diseases among others.
Now on its sixth installment, the Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines 2023 promotes best agri practices, innovations and services headline wherein President Marcos acknowledged the vital role of the private sector in “realizing our dreams of progressively expanding and modernizing the poultry and livestock industries in the Philippines.”
“We will work to find ways to increase our farmers’ incomes so that they can lead a dignified and comfortable life and return to the profession a sense of pride that has been lost over the years. It is our hope to bring back nobility to a profession that has sacrificed so much to feed and to nourish us for many, many generations. Let us make the most of the knowledge and tools made available at this trade fair so that we can establish a more food-secure, sustainable, and resilient Philippines in the years ahead,” the President concluded.
For his part, Informa Markets Country General Manager for Malaysia and the Philippines Gerard Leeuwenburgh called for every industry player to “step up” by innovating and adapting new technologies, enhancing food production, reducing of enhancing profitability and other opportunities in agri-fishery-based livelihoods, the emergence of agricultural pests and diseases, and more.
