For the Philippine unit of Charoen Pokphand Group, a Thai multinational conglomerate which has been present in at least 15 countries in the last eight decades, the Philippines is an eye candy for the group’s expansion.
Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippine Corp. (CPF) on Wednesday defended the tax incentives it receives from the government, claiming that its current production is hardly making a dent in the local livestock industry.
Policy without programs results in rhetoric without reality. Where the Department of Agriculture has supported its policy with concrete programs, it has done an admirable job. But there is always room for improvement.
Goat and sheep growers here are all thinking of “F4.” What is on their minds is not the popular boy band from Taiwan, but the fourth generation of goats which they started breeding a decade ago—an enhancement of the native race is how they described it. “F4” refers to a native goat now carries 93.75 percent of a foreign goat’s qualities.
When it comes to producing quality poultry products, Bounty Agro-Ventures Inc. has few peers. It is acknowledged as one of the best in its industry, not just in the Philippines, but also in Asia, as evidenced by its 2009 Asian Livestock Award for outstanding contribution to the livestock industry. But the stellar achievements of the [...]
