AGRILINK
@ 17
Agrilink moves and evolves with
the changing times, gathering the best of what
Philippine agribusiness has to offer. Through
the years, we have become the country’s
number one trailblazer in agribusiness exhibition,
improving our showcase of products and technologies
and offering more information to help a broad
spectrum in the agribusiness chain. Now on our
17th year, we are again going a notch higher and
raising the bar in order to give you a better
show.
AGRILINK:
THE YEAR THAT WAS
Last year, Agrilink went “aquatic”
as it focused on the fisheries sector by way of
product showcase and seminars. Mr. Phillip Ong,
Chairman for Fisheries Sector, Philippine Chamber
of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAFI) and President
of Santeh Feed Corp, was chosen as Overall Chairman.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
(BFAR) a major supporter, particularly for Aqualink
provided financial support and showcased live
fishes in its 45 sqm prime located booth and conducted
seminars on fisheries and aquaculture technologies.
Close to 260 companies exhibited
occupying 329 indoor and retail booths or 8,100
square meters and 700 square meters in the outdoor
exhibit. While a big chunk were local companies,
there were also 46 foreign companies from 27 countries
led by France, China, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia,
Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States
Canada, Italy Singapore, Vietnam and Japan. There
were also three (4) Indoor Pavilion: the French
and ILDEX Pavilions in the main exhibit and PHILFOODEX
& OPTA Pavilions in the retail area.
The French Pavilion, organized
by Le Club-FCC was participated in by 12 French
companies in the field of swine breeding, poultry
raising, wine making, food products, equipment,
and agricultural services.
Last year’s highlights
include our first tie-up with the NCC, a Thailand
organizer of International Livestock, Dairy, Meat-Processing
and Aquaculture Exposition (ILDEX), to have an
ILDEX Pavilion participated in by 17 companies
in the field of swine breeding, poultry raising,
nutritional products and feed milling equipment.
The Department of Agriculture
(DA)( concluded the 3rd O! May Gulay Cooking Contest
of the National Capital Region (NCR). This activity
supported the National Nutrition Month Celebration
with the aim of encouraging households in the
urban area (most especially the youth) to cook
affordable and nutritious food using local agriculture
products.
Total number of registered visitors
was 18,700 over a 3-day period with 5%of first
day visitors coming back on the second and third
days.
This Year's
Theme:
“GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES: KEY TO COMPETITIVENESS”
The continuous rapid changing
of our agricultural landscape, nature of globalization
of world trade, environmental degradation and
a host of other factors have led the United Nations’
Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) to
formulate the global standard called Good Agricultural
Practices (GAPs) to apply to a wide range of farming
systems at different scales. They are applied
through sustainable agricultural methods and rely
on four principles: 1) Economically and efficiently
produced food which are sufficient, safe and nutritious;
2) Sustained and enhanced natural resources; 3)
Maintained farming enterprises that contribute
to sustainable livelihood and 4) Meeting cultural
and social demands of the country.
Experts say the only way to compete
in the global market is to adapt the GAPs in order
to improve and increase production. Examples of
GAPs related to animal health and welfare include:
prevention of chemical and medical residues from
entering the food chain, the minimum or non-use
of antibiotics or hormones and application of
traceability processes on the whole production
chain, among others. It is therefore timely to
adapt the GAPs to all our agricultural and aquacultural
endeavors specially the promising sector of small
ruminants.
Focus crop sector this year is
small ruminants. This sector which is composed
any of various hoofed, even-toed, usually horned
mammals of the suborder Ruminantia, such as sheep,
goats, etc. have lately been identified as having
strong economic importance. Not only do they provide
nutritious meat and milk, but their other body
parts can be turned into various value-added products
ranging from cosmetics to industrial. While we
have noted the growing contribution of this sector
to AgriLink and agribusiness in general, the small
ruminants industry in the Philippines still remains
largely untapped.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
Agricultural Chemicals •
Animal Housing and Breeding • Animal Health
and Nutrition • Aquaculture Equipment and
Inputs • Communication and Information Technology
• Dairy Products Equipment and Machinery
• Facilities on Cooking and Storage •
Facilities on Postharvest • Feed Ingredients
• Feedmilling • Fertilizers and Pest
Management • Financial Institutions •
Fishery Products • Food Ingredients and
Additives • Food Packaging • Food
Processing • Fruits and Vegetables •
Greenhouses and Nurseries • Horticulture
Inputs • Meat Products • Organic Farming
and Hydroponics • Publications •Research
and Consultancy • Seeds and Planting Materials
• Irrigation Systems • Transport and
Logistics • Waste Management
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