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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University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
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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
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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
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August 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

- Agriculture Performance in 2013 and Scenarios in 2014
- Saving our Coconut Farmers by Using our Coconuts

Newsline:
PHL economy recovers in Q2
Manila ports experience congestion
Government to spend P62 B for agriculture

Corporate Updates:
Jollibee faces #ChickenSad
SM ventures into the convenience store business
Burger King buys Tim Hortons
Coca-Cola buys major stake in Monster Beverage

World Watch:
Thailand prepares for GSP privilege loss
India, Africa and US partner for agri education
Russia bans food imports from the US and EU

Product Peeks:
Chicken industry faces supply issues
Domestic sugar allocation pegged at 90 percent
Biotech corn boosts exports

CFA Staff Notes:
Graphic Health Warning Law
Fewer unbanked municipalities
Solar-powered aerator systems


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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
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July 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

- Agriculture Performance in 2013 and Scenarios in 2014
- The Dramatic Transformation of Rural Malaysia

Newsline:
PNoy delivers his 5th SONA
PHL population reaches 100 million
CARPER law marks its end
PSEi breaches 7000-mark for the first time this year

Corporate Updates:
URC acquires overseas rival
Pancake House becomes Max's Group
UK's Costa Coffee plans Philippine entry
Coca-Cola FEMSA eyes PHL as expansion platform

World Watch:
Thailand to reclaim top rice exporter post
UN sets new standards for rice and formula milk
US chicken faces fertility issue

Product Peeks:
High garlic prices due to traders' manipulation
Rice imports increase due to crop losses
Cacao production to expand in Davao

CFA Staff Notes:
Online platform on hunger and food security
Top 10 food-borne parasites
First irradiation technology facility


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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

June 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

- Convenience Stores in the Philippines
- Agri-Food Exports: Why Thailand is a Model of Diversification

Newsline:
PHL inflation rises to two-year high
Irrigation gets P6 billion funding

Corporate Updates:
ARC acquires Zest-O Facilities
Puregold enters convenience store business

World Watch:
Biotech food market seen to expand
Asian government prepare for El Nino

Product Peeks:
WTO extends PHL tariff restrictions on rice
Coconut continues to battle with scale insects

CFA Staff Notes:
Food label warning
Strengthening global food security and water supply


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University of Asia and the Pacific
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Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

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