1. SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE REGIONS AGRIBUSINESS SYSTEM
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STRENGTHS
 International tourism continues to grow
 Content production and distribution
 Tourism sector covering
 The community-level institutions formed
 Favorable Agroclimatic Conditions
 Potential for Irrigation
 Fairly fertile soils
 Active Private Sector
 Sizeable Local and Export Markets
 Technology Support
WEAKNESSES
 Tourism sector covering
 Inconsistent
 Lack of local government support
 Implementation of the program
 Public sector coordination and tourism
Governance
 Global economy
 Trade facilitation policies and
management
 Enabling environment for rural commercial
development
OPPORTUNITIES
 Agri-business investment
 Enhance participants' knowledge of the
current global trends, opportunities and
challenges in agribusiness
 Identify the training needs of women
entrepreneurs and women managers of
agribusiness enterprises
 Develop learning modules in agribusiness
management to address the needs of
women entrepreneurs and managers in
agribusiness
 Expansion of corn cluster production areas
to meet the increasing demand for both
white and yellow corn
 Increase production yield to supply raw
materials for the development of feedmill
industry
 Establishment of efficient post harvest
facilities (like dryers, threshers, storage,
and warehouses) to reduce post harvest
losses
 Processing and/or value adding of corn
and corn based products
THREATS
 Need to go beyond economic growth
 Increasing concerns from imports due to
the more liberalized trade policies
 The unpredictable climate currently
experienced in the country
 Cultivation and production
 Commercial production
 High demand for fresh and processed
product