The Agribusiness and Trade & Investment Committees of the Chamber will be hosting a session on Agriculture & Food Security: USAID Initiatives in the Philippines on October 25, 2022, from 10:30 AM to 12 NN with Eric Florimon-Reed of USAID Philippines, Jun Virola of Agriterra, and Alfred Allaga of ACDI/VOCA.
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Deputy Director of Economic Development and Governance at USAID Philippines
Chief of Party at Agriterra, GROW-Coop Project
- Chief of Party of the USAID-funded Generating Rural Opportunities by Working with Cooperatives (GROW-Coop) project implemented by Agriterra in the Philippines from 2020-2023
- Business Adviser for the Dutch international development organization Agriterra specializing in agricultural cooperative development through advice training and exchange focused on farmer led business, sustainable services, and farmer lobby
- Master Trainer of the Managing Your Agricultural Cooperatives (MyCoop) and Farmer Advocacy Consultation Too (FACT) and Basic Trainer on Governance, Marketing, and Internal Capitalization modules for agricultural cooperatives
- Guest lecturer at the Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) and official speaker at the International Training Center of the International Labor Organization (ICTILO) on agricultural cooperatives and farmer organizations
- Has 27 years of experience in development work with rural development NGOs and farmer organizations in the Philippines and in Asia
Country Director, Cooperative Development Program of ACDI/VOCA
- Country Director of the Cooperative Development Program (CDP), a 5-year program implemented from 2021- 2026, funded by USAID Washington, and implemented by ACDI/VOCA in the Philippines and in Guinea
- Spent 24 years in the development work, mainly in working with rural enterprises managed by farmers’ organizations (cooperatives and producer organizations)
- Former Value Chain consultant of the IFAD-financed Convergence on Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Empowerment (ConVERGE) implemented by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
- Former Consultant of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on the establishment of Biodiversity- Friendly Enterprises (BDFE) in the select areas of Davao Gulf and Lanuza Bay (Surigao del Sur)
- Former Consultant of the Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) implemented by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Davao del Norte (2011- 2016)
- Worked with the following value chain commodities: Rice, Coconut, Coffee, Cacao, Abaca, Seaweeds, and Cassava
