Agriculture meeting

Newly-appointed Agriculture Secretary William Dar (fifth from right) meets with farm sector leaders who recommend reforms to raise local food production, create rural jobs and regulate excessive imports. Attending the meeting with Dar are (from left) Ernesto Ordoñez of Alyansa Agrikultura, Francisco Buencamino of the meat processing sector, Salvador Salacup, Gregorio San Diego of the poultry industry; Danilo Fausto of the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Noel Reyes of the Department of Agriculture and Edwin Chen of the piggery sector.