With the growing national issues in the Philippines, several of reasons why agriculture is the biggest game-changer. As we pursue inclusive growth, we need to delve deep into the grassroots level of society. This starts with investing in human capital in the most geo-strategic points of the country, especially in Mindanao and more specifically in the Bangsamoro provinces, which have been identified by the National Economic Development Authority as one of the poorest areas in the country.
Accounting for 40 percent of the country’s agro-products as of 2014, Mindanao’s high potential as a hub of opportunities in agriculture is threatened by lack of investments and innovation, which slows down economic dynamism. These on top of scattered reports of drug-peddling, population growth, and evidently, armed conflict.
When the siege in Marawi erupted in May 2017, the Go Negosyo community was quick to send relief and humanitarian aid to thousands of displaced families, and to the soldiers fighting in the city and the families of the fallen troops. Shortly after the end of the siege, we launched a series of agri-related development projects to support Muslim communities in the south.
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