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Agribusiness
Agribusiness
AND AGRIBUSINESS
What is Agribusiness?
Practically, a business that is
agriculture, fishery or forestry based
Operationally, it is a system - it
operates holestically through
interdependent subsystems that a
failure of one is the failure of the
whole system
It is market-led
Why invest in Agribusiness?
Ornamental Plants
cutflowers, cutfolliage,potted plants,
asthers etc.
Advantages:
start as hobby
requires small area
highly profitable
big market
What are some potential
Agribusiness projects?
Poultry Raising
Chicken (meat & egg)-free range chicken,
broiler contract growing
Duck (meat & egg)
Quail
Livestock Raising
Hog, goat and cattle
Honeybee production
What are some potential
Agribusiness projects?
Aquaculture
Tilapia
Aquarium fish
Seaweeds
Bangus
What are some potential
Agribusiness projects?
Processing
food processing- strawberry jam,
peanut butter, ubi jam, ubi powder, fruit
juices, dried fruits, durian jam, powdered
vegetables herbs, powdered kalabasa, coco
sugar sap, tocino, longanisa, etc.
Organic Farming
Organic Fertilizer
SWOT Analysis of Agricultural Sector
Strengths
• Vast tracts of land for agriculture
• Large coastline and municipal water
resources for commercial fishing
• Competitive edge in the production of
commercial crops and tropical fruits
• Use of modern technology in large scale
farm
• Competitive edge in products from organic
farming
Weaknesses
• High cost of fertilizers and farm inputs
• Low productivity of farmers
• High cost in rice production
• High cost due to post harvest wastage
• Inadequate irrigation facilities
• Limited extension services
• Narrow investment in research and
development
Opportunities
Shifting demand for organic produce
Increasing income of consumers
Increasing population
Government support in agriculture
Changing tastes of consumers
Further processing of farm produce
Farm implements can be rented or shared
Threats
Low cost rice producers in the region
Agricultural produce as inputs for biofuel
ASEAN economic integration and the
liberalization or rice imports
Utilization of less productive marginal
uplands
Rapid population growth.