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Food & Agriculture Panel
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Panel Exit Report14th Congress
COMSTET
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1987Congressional Commission onScience & Technology and Engineering
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Agriculture and Food Panel
Dr. William PadolinaChair
Dr. Arsenio BalisacanTAC Adviser
MEMBERS
Dr. Jose BacusmoDr. Ponciano Batugal
Mr. Nicomedes EleazarDr. Raul Hernandez
Dr. Bart LapusDr. Luis Rey Velasco
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Focus on the Global Fresh
and Processed FoodMarket
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Achievingcompetitiveness by
increasing productivity
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Assessment
Increasing productivity to meetfood security goals, including
sufficiency in basic food items,will require investments in
technology and technologydelivery
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Challenges
Compliance of fresh and processed foodproducts to market requirements is low.This includes lack of understanding and
implementation of market standards anddocumentation, and non-compliance withGood Agricultural Practices and GoodManufacturing Practices
Low investment in the science andtechnology of product development inagriculture and fisheries
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Challenges (continued)
Low quality and numbers of graduatescientists and engineers
Low adoption/commercialization ofavailable improved technologies, alsolack of effective demand
Weak innovation andentrepreneurship cultures
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Opportunities
Production and therefore supply of fresh fruitscan be sustained or even increased in thePhilippines
The country is very close in proximity to theAsian and ASEAN markets for fresh, frozen, andprocessed foods
There is a growing support from the academeand R&D institutes for food industries
Filipino manpower is trainable
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S&T Strategy
A good scan of the global food
market to provide the roadmap for
applying science and technologyto make Philippine agriculture
competitive
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S&T Strategy
Increasing productivity with limited arable land tomeet the needs of a global market, a growingpopulation and changing food habits in order to
maintain adequate supply and affordability ofnutritious and healthy food for the Filipino.
Channel the research and development agendatowards products that the market will desire and
will be able to absorb.
Clear and well-defined application of scienceand technology to create new wealth in rural
areas
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Focus on Development of New FoodProducts for Domestic, Export Market
NOVELFOODS
MARINEPRODUCTS
SPICES FRUITS SPECIALCHARACTER-
ISTICS
BOUTIQUE
FOODS
OCTOPUS &
OTHERSCEPHALO-PODS
PEPPER POMELO HIGH MELTING
POINT CHOCO
CULTUREDGAROUPA
LABUYO OTHERCITRUS
FRUITS
COCONUTSWITH HIGH
LEVELS OFMEDIUM CHAINTRIGLYCERIDES
OYSTERS
MUSSELS
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Management Tools
Improve database Use remote sensing technologies
Improve market intelligence
Establish Product Testing and Analysis Laboratories
Establish Regional Packaging Centers
Improve food engineering, postharvest processingcapability
Increase budgets on R&D institutions FoodDevelopment Center, BIOTECH-UPLB
Financing for Biocommerce ventures - Credit from ruralbanks
Predictable legal environment Review bankruptcylaws, IPR regime
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Private-Public Partnership
The government and the private sectorcan be made to share the investment costand returns of R&D
Intermediaries who can think and performwith the speed of private business but areanalytic as the academe and policy-
oriented as the government must be put inplace to provide a timely response to thedynamic market
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A Technology-Explicit Development Agenda
recognizes the Role of Science and
Technology in the following:
Promote Economic Efficiency
Facilitate Trade Attract investments
Ensure Food Security
Assure Quality of Human Resources
Enhance Environmental Protection
Mitigate Disasters and Hazards
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Thank you