by Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat of Manila Bulletin
Takashi Sumi, President and CEO of ATLAS FERTILIZER CORPORATION knows how it is to be a farmer in the Philippines because he holds the key to a Filipino farmer’s key ingredient of production – fertilizer
and while many would say that Filipino farmers are never proud of their profession. Sumi thinks otherwise. Given all the necessary government interventions, Filipino farmers would just be as profitable as other farmer nationalities, including the Japanese.
Despite the challenges, Sumi believes the Filipino farmers and the agriculture sector will one day have their voices heard and be triumphant.
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