FORMER trade negotiator for agriculture Segfredo R. Serrano is calling for a shift to high-value crop exports and data-based negotiations as the Philippines enters into more trade agreements.
FORMER trade negotiator for agriculture Segfredo R. Serrano is calling for a shift to high-value crop exports and data-based negotiations as the Philippines enters into more trade agreements.
Mr. Serrano, who retired in April after 21 years of service at the Department of Agriculture (DA), represented the Philippine Task Force World Trade Organization Agriculture Renegotiations (TF-WAR).
The Philippines this year is taking on new free trade agreements (FTAs), as it looks to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) among Southeast Asian countries and their major trade partners. The Philippines is also in negotiations with South Korea, and may begin talks for a trade agreement with the United States.
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