Photo courtesy of Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA)
The Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA), the agency who formulated the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP), presented the BDP in the 1st AFC Mindanao Congress and 11th PAFC Mindanao Summit on November 12-15, 2015 at Phela Grande Convention Center, General Santos City.
Dubbed as "AFCs: Partners in Enhancing Competitiveness of Mindanao Agribusiness towards ASEAN Integration," the activity was organized by the Department of Agriculture.
The gathering, participated by all Department of Agriculture regional offices and Regional Agricultural Fishery Council (RAFC), aims to harmonize and strengthen agriculture products to compete to other ASEAN countries.
Engr. Windel Diangcalan, Deputy Executive Director of BDA, presented the BDP, "Hoping that this Plan (BDP) will address the injustices suffered by Bangsamoro"
He added that the BDP is the roadmap towards the holistic development of the Bangsamoro region which has been succumbed to poverty due to protracted armed conflict for decades already.
"This Plan has a peace-building lens that shall response to the conflict, this in preparation of the Bangsamoro Government," Diangcalan stressed.
He pointed out that the 63.5% of the Bangsamoro areas are driven by agriculture, fisheries and forestry.
Diangcalan said the agricultural lands in the Bangsamoro is potential for the production of high value crops such as coffee, rubber and abaca.
He stressed during the open forum, "Help us in the Bangsamoro to promote peace and development, this BDP is a roadmap for development in the Bangsamoro and a testament that the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) is sincere in developing the Bangsamoro areas."
BDA is the economic arm of the MILF which is hailed for being the only revolutionary organization in the world which has comprehensive development plan, the BDP, for its people.
The MILF is engaged in a peace process with the Philippine government. It has signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro which ushers the creation of autonomous Bangsamoro political entity.
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