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

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

November December 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

Food Staples: The Filipino Consumption Patter
Agriculture Scenarios in 2013-2014

Newsline:
Economy grows by seven percent in Q3
PNoy signs 2014 General Appropriations Act
Supertyphoon Yolanda causes billions worth of damage

Corporate Updates:
Max's buys Pancake House
San Miguel kicks-off grains-handling business
First Pacific tries its luck on agribusiness
ARC readied for listing

World Watch:
Japan reforms its agricultural policies
EU asks governments to approve GMO corn
Phl FDA says GMO foods do not require labeling

Product Peeks:
Fishery output to drop due to typhoon and fishing ban
Additional rice to be imported after Yolanda
P200-million food processing facility rises in Ilocos

CFA Staff Notes:
Back-to-back coffee events
Phl to host International Food Expo
Ancient farming to slow down extinction



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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

July 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

Agriculture performance in 2012 and scenarios in 2013
Price responsiveness of cigarette demand

Newsline:
PNoy delivers his 4th SONA
Stock market and peso plunge to multi-month lows
GAP extends to all crops

Corporate Updates:
Ayala Land and Puregold forge partnership
Max's eyes new stores here and abroad
Nestle puts up coffee research center in Batangas
Geothermal energy developer goes into aquaculture

World Watch:
Codex Alimentarius approves new food safety standards
EU cuts subsidies for big farms
Asian countries turn to Black Sea wheat

Product Peeks:
Rice exports reach Singapore
Coco biodiesel blend likely to increase
50 fish ports to rise in 2015

CFA Staff Notes:
Limited farm FDI
Food inadequacy in the ASEAN
China maps farm lands

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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