October 2012 Issue

Featured Articles:

An Industry Situation on Lettuce
The Philippine Spirits Industry

Newsline:
Phl government and MILF sign peace framework
Peso appreciates to record levels
Phl receives credit rating upgrade

Corporate Updates:
Malaysian palm oil giant eyes investment in RP (Felda Global Ventures)
Kraft to acquire Italian snack brand
Carlsberg ties up with Singha
Pepsi to focus on mall deals

World Watch:
Malaysia and Indonesia discuss cooperation in palm oil
Indonesia's sugar consumption seen to increase
North Korea to boost agricultural output

Product Peeks:
Corn sector seeks soft export rules
Fishery program launched
Banana industry faces challenge

CFA Staff Notes:
Declining agri enrollment
US farm law expires in Octoer
Tuna sector to gain most out of FTA

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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
http://cfa.uap.asia

Food and Agri Business Conference 2012

THE YEAR-END FOOD AND AGRI BUSINESS CONFERENCE IS BACK!

Five selected agri industries will be discussed plus agriculture scenarios in 2012-2013! Join us and the other industry players on December 6, 2012 from 1:00 to 5:30pm at the University of Asia and the Pacific.

For more details, contact us at (02) 637-0912 loc. 247/345.  Look for Joy or Dani.  You can also email us at cfauap@yahoo.com or visit our website http://cfa.uap.asia.

You can also register online.  Click here.

SEE YOU THERE!

FAM September 2012 issue

Featured Articles:

Olive Oil: A Healthier Alternative Cooking Oil
The Discrepancies in Philippine Imports of Palm Oil Products (What's going on?)**

Newsline:
PHL economy grows by 5.9 percent in Q2
congress approves DA budget for 2013
Agri-trading centers to rise in four provinces

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee to open 100 stores in China
Alliance Select invests in fishing boats
Coke revives operations in Myanmar
Dole Foods sells two units to Itochu

World Watch:
Russia to cut grain exports
France retains ban on GM crops
Low soy production will shift demand to palm oil
China turns to new retail channels

Product Peeks:
Hybrid rice seed expansion sought
Sugar exports set for the US
Coconut investment to boost exports

CFA Staff Notes:
Rice sufficiency goal may not be feasible
DOST, PhilMech apply Ohmic heating
Organic as healthy as non-organic

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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
http://cfa.uap.asia

August 2012 issue

Featured Articles:
Urban Farming: The Basics of Aquaponics
Food and Agri Exports to India and the Middle East

Newsline:
Farm growth stagnates in 1st half
DA resumes lending thru ACEF

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee partners with Taiwan-based food chain
AgriNurture to expand banana plantations
Pepsi posts record growth in 1st half

World Watch:
Pacific region expects El Nino
Thai rice exporters struggle with high prices

Product Peeks:
Palay early cropping urged
Banana to be shipped to US Marshall Islands

CFA Staff Notes:
Farm output targets for 2012-2015
Export standards for crops set

Do you want to subscribe to our monthly magazine? Call us for more info.
____________________________________
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
http://cfa.uap.asia

July 2012 Issue

Featured Articles:
Agriculture Performance in 2011 and Scenarios in 2012-2013
An Overview of Philippine Agricultural Trade with China

Newsline:
DA allots P6B for farm mechanization
Rice QR may get another three years
President Aquino delivers his 3rd SONA

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee likely to cut prices, expects bullish 1st sem
Alliance Select acquires NZ salmon firm
General Mills to stop Haagen-Dazs, Pillsbury distribution

World Watch:
Asian companies' investments in Africa bring controversy
EU farm subsidies at risk
US farms plagued by superweeds

Product Peeks:
New rules on BT corn take effect on Sept. 1
Around 86,000 hectares reserved for coffee
Sardine fishing ban to start in November

CFA Staff Notes:
On-line price chart for basic goods
DA gains access to import manifests
Climate change crop support projects


Do you want to subscribe to our monthly magazine? Call us for more info.
____________________________________
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
http://cfa.uap.asia

ServSafe Certification Course 2012

The Center for Food and Agri Business (CFA) runs ServSafe Certification Course every quarter in collaboration with Ecolab Philippines.  ServSafe is a two-day course in which participants take the certification exam on the second day for two hours.  It is a widely-recognized food safety program registered under the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association based in Chicago, U.S.A.


ServSafe provides high-quality education and training for all levels of employees of the restaurant, food service and hospitality industry.  It enables participants to learn science-based information on how to run a safe establishment by focusing on all aspects of handling food.


What you will learn in this course:

• how to identify biological, chemical, and physical hazards
• how bacteria and virus reproduce
• handling potentially dangerous foods
• employee health and hygiene
• HACCP
• purchasing and receiving
• storing and preparing safe foods
• cleaning and sanitizing

NEXT RUN WILL BE ON OCTOBER 17-18, 2012 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.  Be among the first participants who will be trained with the latest book, ServSafe manager Book 6th Edition.

For more information, you can contact us at (632) 637-0912 loc. 247/345, email cfauap@yahoo.com or visit our website http://cfa.uap.asia.  You can also register online.  Click here to register.

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ServSafe Certification Course

The Center for Food and Agri Business will hold its next ServSafe course on October 17-18, 2012 (tentative).

For inquiries, you can reach us at (02) 637-0912 local 247 (look for Joy or Dani) or access the registration form so we can contact you.  Form is available here.

FAM this month (June 2012)

Featured Articles:
What Lies Ahead for the Philippine Tobacco Industry
The Eating Out Market: Then and Now (Food and Agri Business Paper)

Newsline:
Economy grows by 6.4 percent in Q1
German agency to fund rice MIS project
DA to upgrade fruit packaging facilities

Corporate Updates:
Pepsi invests in more bottling lines
Puregold acquires Parco
Du Pont expands with a new corn facility

World Watch:
High US corn prices signal an impending shortage
Brazil pioneers low-carbon agriculture
Scientists trace kiwifruit bacterium to China

Product Peeks:
Rice deal awarded to Vietnam
Tuna output up with Pacific ban removal
Coconut to get P600M from PCA

CFA Staff Notes:
RP at risk of losing rice protection
Planting Vegetables Reduces Pests in Rice Fields

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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
http://cfa.uap.asia

Food and Agri Business Monitor This Month

Featured Articles:

Food and Agri Exports to Oceania
A Scoop into the RP Ice Cream Business

Newsline:

Agriculture slows down to 1.1 percent in Q1
PHL hosts ADB's annual meeting of governors
Panel approves sin tax reforms

Corporate Updates:

Dole, RFM collaborate
URC expands to biofuel and Burma
Nestle acquires Pfizer nutrition

World Watch:

US confirms mad cow disease
China to boost grain output by 2015
Korea and US FTA comes into effect
Thai veggie exporters struggle due to EU restrictions

Product Peeks:

Rice deal with Cambodia adjusted
RP bananas face rejection in China
Palm Oil expansion sought

CFA Staff Notes:

Jollibee hailed as one of the World's Best
Bt Corn
Sorghum and peanut

This Month in Food and Agri Business Monitor

Featured articles:
A Tea-ser on Milk Tea in the Philippines
Food and Agri Exports to Europe

Newsline:
PHL population reaches 92 million
DA updates agri plan

Corporate Updates:
Puregold Price Club, Inc.
AgriNurture, Inc.
Jollibee Foods Corporation

World Watch:
FAO warns of FMD in Egypt
Crop chemical usage raises more concerns

Product Peeks:
Rice
Coffee
GM Crops

Mid-Year Food and Agri Business Conference 2012

The University of Asia and the Pacific is pleased to invite you to its MID-YEAR FOOD AND AGRI BUSINESS CONFERENCE with the theme “Food and Agribusiness: Confronting Challenges and Developing Options”  This will be held on June 28, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the PLDT Hall, 4/F APEC Bldg, UA&P, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

The conference seeks to present the: (a) industry trends of selected agri industries;             (b) pressing issues and challenges and; (c) coping mechanism and future strategies. These can help managers, investors, planners and policy-makers make informed judgments on strategies, decisions and policies for the sector.

In this regard, we are pleased to invite you or your representative to come and join us in this seminar. Kindly confirm your participation with Joy Orzales or Dani Ching at telephone numbers: 637-0912 to 26 local 345 and 247 or e-mail cfauap@yahoo.com.

You can also visit our website http://cfa.uap.asia/ or register online http://cfa.uap.asia/food-and-agri-business-conference.  

For inquiries, please call or email us and we'll be happy to answer all your queries.

Invited speakers and industries are the following:

Agriculture Scenarios in 2011-2012

Dr. Rolando Dy

Executive Director

Center for Food and Agri Business

University of Asia and the Pacific

Rice Industry

Mr. Angelito Banayo

Administrator

National Food Authority

Broiler Industry

Mr. Gregorio San Diego

President

United Broilers Raisers Association

Hog Industry

Mr. Edwin Chen

President

Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines, Inc.

Feeds and Fisheries Industries

Mr. Wilfredo Yap

Executive Director

Santeh Foundation

Vegetable Sector

Ms. Mary Ann Sayoc*

General Manager

East-West Seed Company Philippines

*to be confirmed

SEE YOU THERE!