ECCP urges more agri infra investments

THE European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is urging the government to ramp up the Build Build Build program by increasing investments in agri-fishery infrastructure in the proposed stimulus package in order to boost agricultural supply chain development in the country.

During the 22nd Davao Agri Trade Expo’s first of its webinar series titled “Agricultural Logistics Systems Under New Normal” held on Tuesday, Antonio Peralta, chairman of the ECCP Southern Mindanao Business Council, said that Philippine agricultural supply chain development can be realized by investing largely in infrastructure and creating discussions on production and operational concerns. This entails a “modernized” and “improved” transparency in regulatory processes as well as a “constructive” regular dialogue between public and private stakeholders, among others, Peralta said.