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University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
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February 2015 issue

Featured Articles:

- Urban Gardening: A Sustainable Business?
- AEC: How the Philippines Fares against ASEAN Agri-Food Players

Newsline:
Phl economy grows by 6.1 percent in 2014
Agriculture sector to receive P91.1 billion this year
Phl hosts the APEC SOM-1
Mamasapano clash causes investment uncertainties

Corporate Updates:
Purefoods buys La Pacita
eMax's LLC and Global Max acquired by Max's
US McDonald's sales decline

World Watch:
Global agri-biotech market hits S27.8 B in 2014
China consumer inflation declines to 5-year low
ECB's stimulus boost lifts Asia, leaves Euro near 11-year low

Product Peeks:
Bangus industry suffers from fry shortage
252 fish landings to be established
Technical grade endosulfan banned by FPA

CFA Staff Notes:
New research facility on climate change
Genetic resources as key to climate change adaptation
Cholesterol-rich foods


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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

January 2015 issue

Featured Articles:

- Oh my Gulay! (...it will be a better year in 2015)*
- Building a Multinational Brand: The Oishi Story

Newsline:
DA bans livestock imports from three countries
DA adopts climate smart technologies

Corporate Updates:
Purefoods unit to acquire Vietnam livestock firm
7-Eleven bossts capex to P3 B this year
ALI to expand mall portfolio

World Watch:
Japan culls 42,000 chickens
FAO urges global action on deadly banana disease

Product Peeks:
Heat-tolerant rice breeds eyed by PhilRice
Local mangoes declared pest-free
Raw sugar to be slapped with 1% withholding tax

CFA Staff Notes:
"Paradigm Shift" in food production
Making coconut farming profitable

* external writer

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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

November December 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

- Ticket Out of Rural Poverty: Competent and Sound Project Management
- A Bright Bread Market Ahead

Newsline:
Economy posts 5.3 percent growth in Q3
PHL products to enjoy zero duty in EU by Dec 25
Vietnam okays entry of Phl plant products

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee bags Dunkin' Donuts China
SM opens 50th mall
Del Monte Pacific partners with two foreign firms

World Watch:
UN declares 2015 as International Year of Soils
Japan, China and Europe prop up their economies amid global slowdown

Product Peeks:
Rice self-sufficiency goal pushed back 3 years
"Target" program in fishery launched

CFA Staff Notes:
Emerging growth area in south MM
Phl agri underperformance


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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

October 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

- Revisiting the Garlic Industry
- Momentum and Inertia in Rural Development

Newsline:
DA to focus on 20 high value crops under WB project
BIR clarifies VAT exemption on livestock feed inputs
Fisheries Code amendments okayed

Corporate Updates:
URC, Danone forms a joint venture company
Del Monte Pacific offers 5.5 million new shares
Pepsi makes an exclusive product launch in Amazon

World Watch:
China overtakes US as world's largest economy
Australia-China cattle trade talks stalled

Product Peeks:
Coffee gets new support from Nestle, DA
Shrimp school to open in Dagupan
Corn rice introduced in the domestic market

CFA Staff Notes:
Family farms
Principles for responsible agriculture and food investments


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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

September 2014

Featured Articles:

- The Avoidable Tragedy of Rural Poverty
- Global Price Volatility of Selected Agricultural Products**

Newsline:
PSEi reaches all time high
PHL receives another investment grade
Agriculture damage from recent typhoons reaches P3.1 billion

Corporate Updates:
Local Pepsi ventures to snack foods
Figaro expands in the Middle East
Family Mart now open for franchise
Max's Group allots P400M for expansion

World Watch:
Global food prices drop to four-year lows
Global snack spending reaches US$374 billion
Tuna stocks decrease fast
Cocoa prices increase due to Ebola outbreak

Product Peeks:
Remote sensing-based rice data collection system launched by PSA
US expands list of allowable mango-producing areas
Adlai postharvest technologies being developed
Corn and coconut PH technologies now available

CFA Staff Notes:
Hunger eradication
US food firms turn to protein-rich food products
Fashion as an important segment in supermarkets


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____________________________________
Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia