・March 9 “First Japan-Philippines Agriculture Cooperation Dialogue Conducted, Discussions Focus on Value Chain”

・March 10 “17 Japanese Companies Take Part in Japan-Philippines Agriculture Cooperation Dialogue, Visit Project Site in Southern Luzon”

<Article Summary>
On March 9, 2016, the first Japan-Philippines Agriculture Cooperation Dialogue was conducted. Discussions primarily focused on the food value chain, from producers to consumers. The Abe administration has repeatedly emphasized that these value chains are one of the strengths of Japanese agricultural business. As part of the event, participants visited a project site in Southern Luzon involving Japanese companies in the agricultural sector. Representatives from 17 Japanese companies and Japanese government agencies such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries took part. The delegation visited the Sentrong Pamilihan market in the Province of Quezon and observed a stocking and sales management system deployed in the market by E-supportlink, a provider of distribution management systems and services.

Members of the delegation included companies from various fields, such as farming machinery, IT management systems, and trading. The newspaper article included a photograph of one of our employees giving an explanation.
The photographs below were not included in the article, but are shown here for reference.

Sentrong Pamilihan market	Inside the Sentrong Pamilihan market
One of our staff members shows a local worker how to use the system	Our staff explains the system to the members of the delegation

(Reference)
The Daily Manila Shimbun, established in 1992, is Japan’s first Japanese-language newspaper in Southeast Asia. As a Japanese-language newspaper published in the Philippines, it performs its own coverage and writes and edits articles on the topic of establishing positive relations between Japan and the Philippines.