PH Secretary Of Agriculture Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr Has 20 New Roadmaps – Where Are They Coming From & Where Are They Going?

Today, Friday, 17 Nov 2023, I was enchanted to see a new logo  that says, “Bagong Pilipinas” (top image) – inspiring, to say the least. This image appears on the website of our Department of Agriculture (DA) now under November-appointed Secretary of Agriculture Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr (https://www.da.gov.ph/), and the webpage proclaims: “Para sa Bagong Pilipinas!” (For the New Philippines!)

Meaningfully, the webpage shows logos of 20 roadmaps never before drawn and/or seen:

1, Yellow Corn Industry Roadmap 2021-2040
2, Abaca Industry Roadmap 2021-2025
3, Banana Industry Roadmap 2021-2025
4, Cacao Industry Roadmap 2021-2025
5, Coconut Industry Roadmap 2021-2040
6, Coffee Industry Roadmap 2021-2025
7, Mango Industry Roadmap 2021-2025
8, Onion Industry Roadmap 2021-2040
9, Vegetable Industry Roadmap 2021-2040
10, Carabao Industry Roamap 2021-2026
11, Dairy Industry Roadamp 2021-2025
12, Hog Industry Roadmap 2021-2026
13, Poultry Broiler Industry Roadmap 2021-2040
14, Poultry Layer Roadmap 2021-2040
15, Small Ruminants Industry Roadmap 2021-2040
16, Milkfish Industry Roadmap 2021-2040
17, Seaweed Industry Roadmap 2021-2026
18, Shellfish Industry Roadmap 2021-2025
19, Shrimp Industry Roadmap 2021-2040
20, Tilapia Industry Roadmap 2021-2025.

The webpage proclaims: “Para Sa Masaganang Bagong Pilipinas!” (my translation: “For The New Abundant Philippines!”).

Congratulations! You have 20 roadmaps already, and Sec Tiu Laurel Jr is just starting.

But now, now, ladies & gentlemen – you are over-excited.
2 things:
(1) You are not showing where you are coming from.
(2) You are not showing where you are going!
(“Where” from shows.acast.com)

Certainly: Your roadmaps for 20 agriculture-based industries are welcome – but I see 3 More Prior & Pressing Problems of PH Agriculture that need to be addressed before considering those roadmaps intelligently:

(1) Where are those roadmaps leading to?

What is the common Destination in terms of the country?
Mr Tiu Laurel, in other words, what is your Vision for the Philippines as the DA under you follow those roadmaps?

“Without Vision, the People Perish!”
Read your Bible, Proverbs 29:18.
This is figuratively, and literally true.

Don’t forget:

(2) How do you solve the problem of Farmer Poverty?
(3) How do you resolve the problem of Climate Change?

You have not done so, I know, Mr Secretary, but you have to confront the poverty of millions (plural) of Filipino farmers. Priorly, you have to investigate what is the main cause of such poverty. If you ask me, I will tell you it is Chemical Agriculture (CA). The applications of chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides are:

(1) at the expense of the natural fertilities of soils,
(2) at the expense of the natural health of crops,
(3) at the expense of the healthy foods that those naturally healthy crops produce;
(4) at the expense of consumer-craved-for farm produce; and, therefore
(5) at the expense of profits of farmers!

Mr Secretary, we must practice Regenerative Agriculture (RA)!

RA directly solves Farmer Poverty and indirectly resolves Climate Change.

And yes, if you address those 2 problems, you will be priorly addressing the concerns of your 20 industries you have built roadmaps for!@517