Insight - Investing in our farms


Economic backbone: The Finca Del Carmen coffee plantation in Lipa, Batangas, in the Philippines. The agriculture sector there has been held back all these decades by lack of investment. — Bloomberg

IF we do things right henceforth, agriculture could well be the game changer for the Philippines’ post-pandemic economic future. After all, it was the only major economic sector that defied the economic downturn, posting positive growth while the overall economy went on a steep dive.

More remarkable is the fact that for many years, it has been the sector that consistently dragged overall economic growth as industry and services far outpaced it.

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