MVP invests in agriculture and urges others to follow suit

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

MVP of the Metro Pacific group is investing in food (probably tired of the infra projects which just keep on pouring cash into his conglomerates) :     dairy, coconut venture

We now see big companies realizing the importance of food security.    Other tycoons follow the leader?

MVP invests big in agri

"Bilyonaryo Manny V. Pangilinan is calling on corporate giants in the country to follow his lead and explore opportunities in agriculture.

Despite the sector’s challenges and negative perceptions akin to the mining industry, Pangilinan believes there is a crucial need for significant business groups to engage in farming."

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Why farmers leave farming the farm? (why agriculture could be on the decline)

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

The common answers are:

1.  Farming is hard;

2.  You do not earn much in farming and pests and typhoons wipe out the little that you earned;

3.  Young people want the good life:    night life, office work, not dirty and back breaking at the farm

Many have not explained that since food is a necessity and prices are better, there could be millions in farming.   Prices of rice, coffee, chocolate is better.  And there are agriforestry that brings in millions:   bamboo, cassava, sweet potatoes, flowers.  No one is taking the lead, and explaining these to the farmers and young people

In a forum where PBBM was asked this question, (this post doesnt know whether he was still the DA sec,)  he failed to explain fully well the arguments in favor of agriculture

I want agri to be the next trajectory of my life in the next 30 years.   MVP and the rest are pursuing agri as the next big thing

Using Advanced AI in agriculture and farming

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

Can AI help in food security?

AI can help in irrigation, and do robotic work, doing away with human labor.

It is not a good idea to go to war with China    We should benchmark how they do do this   ?

Can DA use AI to help agricultural sector improve productivity and food security?

Does it collect data on:

     1.  Demand, supply through out the country?  Does it employ data analytics

     2.  So that AI can generate predictions regarding   

     3.  Does it have comprehensive data on soil fertilization, technology, and solution  (plant

          disease)