Asean business advisory council members join President Marcos, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual, Speaker Martin Romualdez and then finance chief Benjamin Diokno at the signing of a memorandum of understanding on July 27, 2023 with the Malaysian private sector in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The MOU paved the way for the series of collaborations set to take place between Philippine and Malaysian agriculture companies.
The three-day visit will involve a series of meetings to initiate strategic partnerships; technology and knowledge exchange of best practices and experiences and expand market access and diversify agricultural enterprises in both countries. “This will benefit not just the agriculture industries of both our countries but also put us on a path toward developing cooperative relationships within the public and private sectors to ensure food security for the region,” he said.
The Malaysian delegation will be led by ABAC Malaysia chairman Tan Sri Nazir Razak and B2B Connect Initiative chairman and former Malaysia trade minister Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed. They will lead a group of Malaysian companies engaged in rice, durian, pineapple, poultry, coconut, banana, agarwood, rubber and palm oil production.
In the Philippine delegation are Kennemer country head Jojo Joson, Lionheart Farms CEO Christian Moeller, Bounty Fresh SVP Carl Benedick Chung, Phil.