Last Nov. 27, 2023, government & private sector leaders at the Pandesal Forum advocated for urban and peri-urban agriculture in the Philippines to help address food security and sustainability challenges.
They urged all sectors to go into outdoor & indoor farms, vertical farming (multi-level structures for farms), peri-urban agriculture (planting vegetables in areas peripheral or near urban centers).
The PandesalForum was hosted by Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City.
The panelists were:
Former Agriculture Secretary & #GoNegosyo Senior Adviser Dr. William D. Dar;
Dept. of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director and National Urban & Peri-Urban Farming Program Director Dr. Gerald Glenn F. Panganiban;
Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) President Dr. Cecilio K. Pedro;
University of #Arizona professor & International Association for Vertical Farming Vice-Chairman Dr. Joel Cuello
Pandesal Forum moderator was Wilson Lee Flores
