President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Thursday that his goals for agriculture go beyond achieving self-sufficiency, and extend to making the Philippines a global leader in food production. “The work to improve our agricultural sector and improve the plight of our farmers and fisherfolk has only just begun. We need to continue to open more opportunities to improve their wellbeing,” he said at a trade show. Mr. Marcos said the Philippines is currently only “playing catch-up” in strengthening its agriculture sector, whose contribution to economic growth has been “diminished.”

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