How we do it

how we do it

PPSA maintains a network of different stakeholders across the agricultural value chain, which includes the government, companies, farmer organizations, civil societies, financial institutions, and academe that work together in attaining inclusive and sustainable agriculture in the Philippines.

Farmers are among the most marginalized and vulnerable sectors. Farmers, along with fisherfolks and individuals residing in rural areas are among the poorest in the country. And when our farmers are burdened, our entire agri-food system is affected.

The challenges they face are challenges that concern us.

our workstreams

As PPSA moves forward in positioning itself as an enabler of multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable and inclusive food systems that empower and transform smallholder farmers and fishers to be self-reliant and resilient, we seek to harness the collective strength of agricultural value chain players towards transforming food systems to become climate positive and inclusive through market-driven solutions. We do this through our three work streams on:

project partnerships

As a multi-stakeholder platform, we build a synergy of committed partners towards increased adoption of inclusive value chain models and sustainable innovations for agriculture

knowledge
and
learning

We organize and facilitate knowledge management programs to build/enhance the capacities of partners, including smallholders, in support of scaling inclusive value chain models, and promoting and facilitating increased assistance to smallholder farmers and fishers

policy environment for agri investment

We facilitate action-oriented dialogues with policymakers and public/private stakeholders to enhance policies and plans towards increased and responsible investments for agriculture

PPSA Our Position - Market-led and smallholder-focused

our working groups

In PPSA, members and partners work together to benefit the smallholder farmers and the Philippine agriculture sector in general. We do this through Working Groups, a voluntary and diverse groupings of organizations who are significant players within the commodity sub-sector or major cross-cutting concern.

Six of which are commodity-based:

Coconut

Coffee

Corn

Fisheries

Rice

Vegetables

and three thematic issues:

Agricultural

Finance

Digital

Agriculture

Learning Alliance

our flagship programs

Agri-food innovation

which seeks to accelerate the adoption of climate-smart innovations and digital solutions across Southeast Asia

Women's Empowerment

where we amplify the business case for women’s economic empowerment and incentivizes public and private investment into gender-inclusive and transformative actions, practices, and policies

Responsible Investing

which encourage adoption of the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture, and Forestry for more responsible agricultural investment practices in Southeast Asia

Climate Resilience

support the development of a center of excellence to consolidate research and deploy training at scale to strengthen climate change adaptation and resilience.