Agri Developments and Fullgreen will collaborate on mango cultivation and R&D on grafting, dwarfing and high-density planting
Image: Agri Developments and Fullgreen Agro partner in the Philippines. Photo: Courtesy of PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay.
Alternative asset company Agri Developments has signed a partnership agreement with Fullgreen Agro, a company that offers technical assistance and supplies seedlings at its mango development in Central Visayas, Philippines.
Fullgreen is a Philippines-based agriscience company focused on producing sustainable food solutions through improvements in agriculture.
The company has developed several agricultural innovations related to alternative methods in crop production, pest management and post-production protocols. Its achievements include the development of new high-yielding rice and mango varieties and the formation of new organic and inorganic foliar fertilizers that offer essential elements to plants via liquid fertilization applied directly to their leaves.
The partnership between has joint objectives of increasing mango exports from the Philippines and delivering solutions for future food security and sustainability.
Through the agreement, Agri Developments and Fullgreen will collaborate on mango cultivation, and the research and development of key agricultural improvements such as grafting, dwarfing and high-density planting.
The companies aim to develop new production methods to improve harvest yield
The two companies aim to develop new and sustainable production methods to improve harvest yield, post-harvest practices and overall quality of the produce. Its advancements could improve productivity and reduce costs for Agri Developments, coupled with continued refinement to practices to meet and exceed stringent export sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS) requirements.
Agri Developments CEO Frans van Egeraat said: “We are delighted to sign this agreement with Fullgreen and partner with one of the region’s leading mango agriscience companies.
“Mango exports from the Philippines have been hindered due to inefficient cultivation techniques and poor quality controls, both of which our companies aim to improve.”
For Fullgreen, the partnership provides access to different countries where it does not have market presence. Additionally, the two companies could expand their technical and go-to-market capabilities to meet customers’ needs around the world.
Fullgreen Agro CEO Rogelio Espejo, Jr., said: “We are proud to be working alongside AGRI Developments, a company with which we share common values with a commitment to our customers, agricultural innovation and high product quality.
“AGRI Developments with its international network and export orientated focus provides our mango industry with much needed market exposure that the Philippines has sorely been lacking.”