A year before the 40th anniversary of the dynamic diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Brunei Darussalam, Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Megawati Manan exchanged valuable insights on potential agricultural trade opportunities between the two countries, July 26.

To help Brunei with its increasing demand for rice, the Philippines will be exploring heightened production and export opportunities for local Jasmine and sticky rice variants between 2024 and 2025.
The two officials also looked at scholarship opportunities and collaborative hybrid rice research at the Universiti Teknologi Brunei – Center for Research on AgriFood Science and Technology (CrAFT), which is the sole research center for agriculture, food science, and nutrition in Brunei.

Ambassador Manan laid out possibilities of exporting Halal beef, lamb, and other meat products to the Philippines as well as opening Brunei to Filipino industries as a production hub of Halal products.
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