The Sweetpotato Industry Roundtable Discussion, organized by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and the International Potato Center (known as CIP from its Spanish language name Centro Internacional dela Papa) will be held on December 4, 2015 at the Astoria Plaza, Pasig City.
The event will be participated by representatives from the food and non-food industries; sweetpotato producers/small rural enterprises; research and development (R&D) institutions and advocates; and the government sector. The roundtable discussion aims to provide a venue to discuss all relevant trends and issues related to the increased attention and potential on sweetpotato in meeting food and nutritional needs; value-adding in the competitive industry; and its role in climate change and disaster mitigation.
The roundtable discussion will include presentations of overview, status, and challenges of sweetpotato producers and industry. The activity will also include a workshop in the afternoon to identify the status, gaps, and recommendations for the sweetpotato industry. These recommendations are important in DOST-PCAARRD and CIP’s initiative to craft research proposal for programs and/or projects beneficial for the sweetpotato industry.