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Chinese grow maize for export to China
A Chinese group in the Philippines has plans
to plant a million hectares of hybrid maize to export to China, according to
Philippine Exporters Confederation (PEC) said.
PEC did not give further details on
the project, but elaborated that the trend in agribusiness was for farmers to
partner with big food processors like San Miguel Foods and Vitarich, which are
searching for contract growing partners.
"Unless and until the
farming sector gets modernized and its productivity increased, the Philippines
will remain a third world country in a neighbourhood of economic dragons," said
PEC spokesman Ortiz-Luis, who is also chairman of the Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry.
He said the farm sector grew by an average of
2.8% a year from 1994 to 2004, barely above the population growth
rate.
He said it failed to progress because farming is treated only
as a source of subsistence, not as a business enterprise.
Editor WorldPoultry
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