PHINMA FORUM HIGHLIGHTS PRIVATE SECTOR'S ROLE IN FOOD SECURITY

BUSINESSES must invest in projects and initiatives that strengthen the country's food supply and agricultural productivity, especially as the climate crisis continues to worsen, executives of Phinma Corp. said in its policy forum last week.

The event titled "Achieving Food Security: Advancing Investments for Agricultural Sustainability" gathered leaders of Phinma and its Construction Materials Group (Phinma CMG), agriculture and other government officials, and business and industry leaders on June 24 to facilitate the crucial discourse on addressing interlinked challenges of rising temperatures, extreme weather events, disrupted supply chains and inadequate logistics infrastructure.

"Doing things responsibly is not anymore an option. It is something we all have to be conscious of, and so when the private sector or any business makes an investment, part of it is really looking at the situation. When we look at agriculture or food security as an issue, we look at the whole value chain," Phinma CMG company Union Insulated Panel Corp. COO Danielle del Rosario said.

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