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!

Year-End Food and Agribusiness Conference is coming

The Center for Food and Agri Business (CFA) is once again holding its Year-End Food and Agri Business Conference on December 8, 2011 from 1-5pm at the University of Asia and the Pacific, Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center, Pasig.

This is the perfect venue to know the agriculture scenarios in 2011-2012. Selected industries that will be tackled are Rice, Sugar, Vegetables, Processed Meat and Fish, and Restaurant industries.

Discount will be given to companies with at least 3 participants.

Please refer to the brochure to know more about the conference.

For more details, you can contact us at 637-0912 local 247 or 345, 634-2819 or email us at cfauap@yahoo.com. You can fax the registration form to 633-8349. Look for Joy or Danica

See you there!

New Agribusiness Book launched!

The University of Asia and the Pacific - Center for Food and Agri Business recently launched a long-awaited book in the industry. The book "The Business of Agribusiness: From the Roots to the Fruits" tackles the Eight "Ps" of agribusiness: Passages (history); Products, Places and Performance; Power Groups and Players; Pioneers Overseas; Partnerships; Pathways and Pitfalls; Potential and Promise; and Pursuit of the Future.

This is a valuable resource for managers, investors, policymakers, decision makers, agribusiness enthusiasts, students and researchers. It is meant to inspire and prod people, whether in or out of agribusiness, to take action and take advantage of the vast opportunities the sector offers.


for details, you can visit our website: http://cfa.uap.asia or email us atcfauap@yahoo.com. You can call us at 637-0912 local 247, look for Joy or Dani




You can download the order form here.

ServSafe Certification Course 2011

The next ServSafe Certification Course
will be on November 23 to 24, 2011 at the University of Asia and the Pacific.

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

For inquiries, you can contact us at (02) 637-0912 local 247 or 345. Look for Joy or Dani.

You can also download our registration form and fax it to (02) 633-8349.

CFA Website is UP!

Center for Food and Agri Business has a site!

Visit our site at http://cfa.uap.asia