For the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) and the 2024 Regional Scientific Meetings, the NAST PHL adopted the theme “Beyond Farm Productivity: Transforming the Philippine Food System to Address Equity, Consumer Health, and Environmental Issues”.
Until recently, agricultural and rural development in the Philippines focused on improving farm productivity through large-scale monoculture, which has not benefited rural communities. Farmers and fisherfolk remain poor, and monoculture have led to reduced biodiversity, chronic diseases among consumers, and environmental issues like pollution and climate change.
These meetings address these challenges by focusing on equity, consumer health, and environmental issues beyond primary production. All national plans emphasize the importance of diversifying farm activities to solve existing food system problems, offer nutritious food choices, and create value-adding opportunities for farmers and fisherfolk. However, this strategy raises new questions about market demand for diverse products and the role of technology in transforming the food system. Evidence-based studies are needed to convince policymakers and society of the benefits of food system transformation
Copyright and other Journal Information
Executive Council, NAST PHL (2024)
About the TRANSACTIONS NAST PHL
About the National Academy of Science and Technology PHL
Table of Contents
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
- Message – Philippine PresidentHis Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. Republic of the Philippines
- Message – Department of Science and Technology (DOST)Sec. Renato U. Solidum, Jr., DOST Secretary
- Message – National Academy of Science and Technology, PhilippinesAcd. Jaime C. Montoya, NAST PHL President
- Message – 46th ASM Steering CommitteeAcd. Eufemio T. Rasco Jr., Steering Committee Chair
- Resolutions (2024)46th Annual Scientific Meeting( – July 2024) of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines
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Bioessay
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Brief Report
- Transformation in Human Well-Being for Sustainable DevelopmentJaime C. Montoya
SPECIAL SECTION
- Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA)AASSA-Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)International Symposium on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM with a subtheme on Food Systems Transformation and the Sustainable Development Goals, 07 March 2024, Manila, Philippines
Feature Article
Brief Reports
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