Panayam kay ASEAN-Business Advisory Council for the Philippines, Go Negosyo Founder/Chair Joey Concepcion kaugnay sa partipasiyon ng bansa sa ASEAN-Business and Investment Summit at public, private partnership for food security sa ASEAN

10/14/2024

Panayam kay ASEAN-Business Advisory Council for the Philippines, Go Negosyo Founder/Chair Joey Concepcion kaugnay sa partipasiyon ng bansa sa ASEAN-Business and Investment Summit at public, private partnership for food security sa ASEAN

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00:00Participation of the country in the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit and Public-Private Partnerships for Food Security in ASEAN

00:08and our conversation with Sir Joey Concepcion,

00:11Go Negotiation Founder and Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council for the Philippines.

00:16Sir Joey, good afternoon and welcome to the new Philippines today.

00:21Good afternoon also.

00:23Sir, overall, what can you say about the participation of the country

00:27led by President Marcos Jr. in the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Salao?

00:36The result of the participation of the Philippines,

00:41the leadership of President Marcos is good

00:47and President DTM is well-respected among the ASEAN leaders.

00:54We were helped here by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council.

01:00This is the private sector arm.

01:02So, there is a government and a private sector.

01:05So, the government and private sector are in teamwork.

01:08Salao has a lot of land.

01:19But we saw that Salao is struggling as a country.

01:28I guess this is where we have brought forward a program,

01:34the ASEAN Food Security Alliance.

01:37That is a program that we launched with the President a couple of months back.

01:45Also with the Department of Agrarian Reform, Secretary Estrella.

01:51Because the important thing here is the land that is not used by the government.

01:58They are accumulating all of this.

02:03Eventually, we will be signing a Memorandum of Agreement with Secretary Estrella.

02:10Our big brothers, the agri-companies,

02:16because the Philippines is a bit of a challenge in agriculture,

02:21but the big agri-companies are a big deal.

02:25If they will come here and help the farmers

02:29and there are available lands that are government-owned,

02:35they can lease this land to the big brothers,

02:41who in turn will embrace the farmers.

02:44So, our big brothers will be mentors.

02:48It is important in a business to have a mentor.

02:52Sometimes, it is hard for small farmers because their land is small,

02:58they don't have a scale and they don't have a mentor.

03:02This is very important, the mentor.

03:04The technology of the big brothers in agriculture is really different.

03:09It is at a very high level.

03:11So, that is our plan.

03:13President Marcos is supportive here.

03:16He knows that agriculture is our biggest challenge.

03:20There are a lot of micro and small farmers here.

03:24So, if they are good at farming produce,

03:34whether it's rice, durian, etc., corn,

03:39that is a big thing.

03:41So, this has been on the works for maybe a year and a half today.

03:46So, the ASEAN Food Security Alliance,

03:50we will partner with other countries,

03:53like Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia.

03:57So, the big brothers here in agriculture will also meet the big brothers in the Philippines.

04:04So, we're forming these 10 countries to come together

04:08and help on ensuring that within these countries,

04:12everyone will rise up in agriculture.

04:15And some of these countries are really good.

04:19And we are also good in certain food crops.

04:22So, this exchange has started.

04:24And if we're able to do this,

04:27then within ASEAN, the 10 countries, we may be self-sufficient.

04:31And that's the purpose of why we created ASEAN.

04:37It's a body that will help all ASEAN have scale.

04:43As we come together, we will have scale.

04:45So, that seems to be moving along very well.

04:49And that's going to be the Philippine legacy project

04:53of ASEAN Business Advisory Council in the Philippines for 2026.

04:58So, hopefully, we are starting this early.

05:01And when we host ASEAN in 2026,

05:04then we are ready to implement.

05:10Okay.

05:11How do you see the role of the Public-Private Partnership

05:15to use food security in the ASEAN region?

05:19And what is the effective action that you see to achieve this?

05:25Well, Secretary Estrella is supported

05:29because she is in charge of land consolidation.

05:33These are the titles.

05:35And this is a government land.

05:39It will not be sold to foreign investors or private sector.

05:45This land will be available for lease.

05:48It can be a long-term lease.

05:50And our plan here is that there will be a lot of big agri-companies

05:57that will invest in the local companies to make partnership.

06:02So, in other words, the big agri-companies overseas

06:07will be encouraged to partner with the local agri-companies

06:10but at least they will play that role.

06:14Indeed, I'm not pushing that these huge agri-companies overseas

06:19will have direct access to the land

06:23unless there is a specific agriculture product that may require that.

06:31But I think that a lot of them...

06:34We started this when Malaysia was the ASEAN host.

06:38That was a couple of months back.

06:41I'm sorry, Indonesia.

06:44And it was well-received even with Malaysia.

06:46So, all ASEAN countries, from Laos, Myanmar, and the rest,

06:52Malaysia, Indonesia, are open to the idea.

06:55And in fact, here in the Philippines,

06:57there are three entrepreneurs here in agriculture,

07:02the Brigg Brothers,

07:03who already have an agreement here in durian and other agricultural crops.

07:12So, we're starting this.

07:14So, hopefully, when we host the ASEAN in 2026,

07:17the ASEAN Food Security Alliance

07:21will already be functioning as one focus group

07:27in providing food security.

07:30So, sir, what are the possible effects of these strategic partnerships

07:35for the beneficiaries of agrarian reform here in the country?

07:39Well, that's a big thing.

07:42One, they will now work with the Brigg Brothers.

07:46Some of them are already doing that.

07:50Because if one hectare, two hectares, three hectares,

07:55the small farmer has no scale.

07:58So, they will lose to an owner who owns almost 100 hectares.

08:04There are economies of scale.

08:06There's volume.

08:08And so, sometimes, when the farmers try to group into a cooperative,

08:14yes, there are some cooperatives that are good.

08:16So, there are some cooperatives that don't function

08:19because there are problems.

08:21Sometimes, there are conflicts.

08:23But if there is one intermediary who holds a major stake

08:30and they embrace the smaller farmers to become partners or contract growers,

08:38just like here in important agricultural companies,

08:41in San Miguel, in the U.S., in different groups here,

08:45they have contract growing, whether growing hogs, chicken, etc.,

08:50or even to implantation.

08:53So, that's the direction we're headed to.

08:56We need to create scale to be able to bring down the prices

09:01of our agriculture, agri-products.

09:05Okay. And through this alliance,

09:09how do you plan to attract targeted agriculture investments for this?

09:15Well, it's very spontaneous.

09:19So far, the Philippine agri-group has met already Malaysia, Indonesia, so far.

09:29And in Laos, we had the meeting there as well.

09:32So, this takes time.

09:34And I am surprised that with Malaysia, Indonesia,

09:39there are already people interested from Malaysia and Indonesia to partner,

09:45especially in durian and many others.

09:49So, it's just a matter of really putting it together, which we have done.

09:55So, the big agri-companies are already grouped here in the Philippines.

10:01And we are now basically meet and greet.

10:07So, we've met Malaysia, we've met Indonesia.

10:10Next, we have to go to Thailand, and Vietnam, Cambodia.

10:15So, we will work and see where is the compatibility,

10:19is there interest from these countries.

10:22Philippines can also do it in their country, or they can do it in the Philippines.

10:26So, this requires a lot of communication.

10:29We have the support of Secretary Estera,

10:33and of course, former Secretary William Dar is now with the private sector.

10:38He's been an agri-secretary for quite a long time.

10:43So, together with the owners of these agri-companies, it is moving.

10:50And hopefully, by as early as 2025,

10:56we should be starting already with these joint ventures and partnerships.

11:00So, it's not easy. Agri is a challenge in this country.

11:05But we have the best opportunity.

11:08Because if we don't scale up our small farmers,

11:13we will never eradicate poverty in the agricultural sector.

11:18So, we have to give them growth, we have to make them succeed,

11:26and we will have a more vibrant economy.

11:29We have so many farmers.

11:31So, imagine if we increase the income that they generate,

11:35the country will gain out of that.

11:38There will be greater prosperity for our farmers.

11:44Okay, sir. One last question.

11:46The Philippines will host the ASEAN Business Advisory Council next year.

11:51What is the importance of this, especially for our Filipinos?

11:56The next country that we'll host will be in 2025.

12:01That is Malaysia.

12:03Tayo ang sunod, 2026.

12:06Malaking bagay yan.

12:07Because lahat ng liderato dito sa buong mundo,

12:11US and European leaders, and ASEAN leaders,

12:18we have done that before during President Teres' time.

12:22It was successful.

12:24I'm sure under President BBM's time, Marco's time,

12:27it will be very successful.

12:29That's why this early, the private sector is working with the government

12:32to lay out the program, the plans, and the execution

12:36to really attract all the leaders,

12:39whether it is the top businessmen and entrepreneurs from America

12:42in terms of technology,

12:44or bringing in also the top entrepreneurs in agriculture.

12:53So we want to entice the private sector from all of these countries,

12:58the ASEAN countries, to come to the Philippines.

13:01And the last time under Duterte, we had Donald Trump coming here,

13:07we had Modi coming here,

13:09we had all the leaders from these developed countries

13:12coming to the Philippines.

13:14So we should duplicate that and bring China, Russian leadership here.

13:19It should be all-inclusive so that...

13:22Malaking bagay rin yan, ang tulong nila.

13:25So we have to prepare and make it one of the best events

13:29that President Marco's would do under his...

13:34This will be the only major event the President will have in 2026.

13:37So we really have to make it very successful

13:40because I believe that the impact of ASEAN to the rest of the world

13:46will continue to grow.

13:48And it is the private sector that runs the economy.

13:53Okay. Maraming salamat po sa inyong oras, Sir Joey Concepcion,

13:57GoNegosyo founder and chairman of ASEAN Business Advisory Council for the Philippines.

Panayam kay ASEAN-Business Advisory Council for the Philippines, Go Negosyo Founder/Chair Joey Concepcion kaugnay sa partipasiyon ng bansa sa ASEAN-Business and Investment Summit at public, private partnership for food security sa ASEAN

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