08/04/2026
๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ-๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
FARM Philippines, in partnership with the UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST PCAARRD), successfully conducted a series of events on March 31, 2026 at The Manila Hotel, Philippines. The catalytic events aimed to advance sustainable crop protection solutions in the country. This initiative is part of the Philippine component of the regional project with India titled, โPromoting Eco-friendly Crop Protection Solutions for Persistent Organic Pollutants and Highly Hazardous Pesticides Reduction in Asiaโ or FARM Philippines Project.
Five activities were held in succession during the day, beginning with the National Policy Forum, then followed by the Ceremonial Signing of Agreements with Partners, and the Stakeholder Engagement Workshops. The Project Management Unit and the Technical Working Group then met first with the National Project Steering Committee (PSC), and then with the Regional PSC.
The National Policy forum brought six speakers to share their perspectives on the theme, โIncentivizing the Formulation, Production, and Application of Eco-Friendly Crop Protection Solutions in the Philippines.โ After the speakersโ presentations, a panel of discussants then shared their outlook on the same topics presented. The speakers and discussants represented a wide range of expertise and experience, and consisted of local and international experts, and representatives from HIL Ltd, the Projectโs partner from India. Aside from on-site participants, 14,000 views were registered on Facebook Live, connecting stakeholders across the Philippines and globally.
To manifest FARMโs commitment to strong partnerships and collaboration, the Philippine Agriculture and Resources Research Foundation, Inc. - PARRFI - the Projectโs executing entity - signed agreements with several private sector representatives. These agreements formalized the engagement of key stakeholders in the registration, commercialization, and importation of local and imported biopesticides.
First, PARRFI signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Innovative Multidisciplinary R&D Projects for Accelerating Community Transformation (IMPACT R&D) Incorporated. This partnership will support the field testing and validation of biopesticides to generate the necessary evidence to promote biopesticide adoption among farmers. Then, the Foundation signed a Statement of Cooperation with the Visayan Agricultural Innovations Incorporated (VAII), Ada Manufacturing Corporation (ADAMCO), Ahcil Laboratories Inc., and Haltec Crop Labs. These partnerships are expected to support locally developed biopesticides across various stages, from validation and registration to piloting and pre-commercialization, while boosting confidence among farmers, financiers, and markets ultimately enabling wider adoption of biopesticides.
The Stakeholder Engagement Workshop served as an avenue to engage a broader range of stakeholders in four break-out sessions with specific goals aligned with the Project components. The first workshop validated existing policy gaps and elicited issues and priority actions on biopesticides. The second session discussed the direction and strategy on establishing an enhanced national database and digital hub on biopesticides. The third session tackled models of financing programs and insurance mechanisms aimed at supporting actors in the biopesticide chain, particularly farmers. Finally, in the fourth session, participants brainstormed priority training topics and delivery approaches to raise awareness and build the capacity of farmers and other stakeholders on biopesticides.
FARM Philippines then held back-to-back meetings, with the National Project Steering Committee (PSC) and then with the Regional PSC. The National PSC reviewed Project accomplishments and provided guidance on next steps after the dayโs events. In the Regional PSC, FARM Philippines met with UNIDO and FARM India to review the implementation progress and discuss the synchronization of the workplans between the two countries.
The participation of all partners and stakeholders throughout the day agrees well for FARM Philippines as it continues to strengthen partnerships, promote innovation, and contribute to creating an enabling environment to accelerate the nationwide adoption and scale of biopesticides.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต (๐๐๐๐) ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ข๐ง๐ฆ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ.
