BARMM Parliament Members Visit Brussels to Learn Agriculture, Water Management Technologies

Philippine Ambassador Jaime Victor Ledda (centermost, front) with Jaafar Apollo Mikhail L. Matalam (third from left), Baintan Adil-Ampatuan (fourth from right, front), Khalid Hadji Abdulla (fifth from left), Rasul E. Ismael (centermost, back), Sittie Fahanie Sindatok Uy (fourth from left) taking a photo during their visit. (Brussels PE photo)

BRUSSELS 28 February 2024 -  A delegation of five Members of Parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao headed by Jaafar Apollo Mikhail L. Matalam, Baintan Adil-Ampatuan, Khalid Hadji Abdulla, Rasul E. Ismael, Sittie Fahanie Sindatok Uy,  Mr. Khomeini Gayak Oyod, Director, Irrigation with  Ms. Cherrie Atilano and Ms. Sonia Gonzales of AGREA Foundation and joined also by Mr. Dionisio Santos, Jr. of ConGen Mgt Pte Ltd .,  who visited Brussels on 22 February 2024.

The MPs called on Philippine Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda, and met with the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), Mr. Mario Ronconi, Head of Unit of the South and Southeast Asia. The delegation expressed appreciation to the EU for the recently launched Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Program and for other EU programs specifically aimed to support the development of the BARMM under the Philippines-EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.  

This is the first ever visit of a delegation of BARMM MPs to Brussels and to the European Commision.  

The study mission’s objective is for the MPs to learn the fundamentals of sustainable agriculture, agribusiness opportunities, agritech and water management technologies which will better guide them to develop sound policies in BARMM.  It was organized by AGREA Foundation in cooperation with ProFound Advisers in Development, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Manila, and PH Agriculture Attache Kristine Jeanne A. Yap. END

Philippine Ambassador Jaime Victor Ledda (eighth from left) with European Commission’s Directorate General for International Partnerships Mr. Mario Ronconi (fifth from right), alongwith the delegates of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao Parliament taking a photo during their visit. (Brussels PE photo)

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