Iligan City – PilmicoFoods Corporation, the food and agribusiness subsidiary of Aboitiz EquityVentures Inc., has been producing high quality animal feeds products for morethan twenty years. In its aim to furthersupport the local farming industry, Pilmico has partnered with a local farmerscooperative for an inclusive sourcing project for corn – a primary ingredientin producing animal feeds products. With the support ofDepartment of Agriculture (DA) Corn Program Team and the local government ofManolo Fortich, Bukidnon, the Mantibugao Agrarian Reform BeneficiariesCooperative Farmers Cooperative (MARBFC) was selected as the partner corncluster for the project. The partnership wasformalized during a ceremonial Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signing heldrecently at Cagayan de Oro city, witnessed by Manolo Fortich Mayor Clive Quiñoand DA Region 10 Director Carlene Collado. This is the first timethe agribusiness company has ventured in an inclusive sourcing program with alocal farmers group. Under the agreement, Pilmico will be directly sourcingcorn from MARBFC, which will serve a portion of Pilmico’s corn requirements forits various feeds products. Through the partnership, farmer-beneficiaries areprovided with better market opportunities, thus improving farmer welfare.
Tristan Aboitiz, Chief Operating Officer of Pilmico, said: “True to our purposeof advancing business and communities, we continuously look for synergies thatwill help promote the agriculture industry. Our partnership with the MantibugaoAgrarian Reform Beneficiaries Farmers Cooperative is a culmination of thehardwork of our partners from the DA, the local government of Manolo Fortich,Bukidnon and most importantly, MARBFC. I am honored that Pilmico is a part ofthis pioneer project and we hope that the successful roll-out will serve as anexample for more of these kinds of partnerships in the future.”
