MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines has the right tools, proper environment, motivated entrepreneurs, and knowledgeable scientists to advance biotechnology, said a ranking official of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
DA Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said biotechnology, or technology based on biology, agriculture, food science, and medicine, remains an “uncharted territory” which the country should cash in on. “We should exploit biotechnology. It’s the big market of the future,” he said before an audience of biotechnology stakeholders convened by the DA Biotech.
Serrano said the problem lies on the habit of many Filipinos to show great enthusiasm in the beginning followed by an abrupt loss of interest. “The truth is, we need political will to support our resources, no matter how meager it may be,” he said.
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Author: Miko Jazmine J. Mojica
