Jun 23, 2014

The Farmer Entrepreneurship Program: Jollibee Group Foundation’s Journey to Sustainable Farming and Eating for all Filipinos

Pepper.ph on Jollibee supporting farmers through Farmer Entrepreneurship Program.

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Our country is brimming with all kinds of natural resources. Our lands provide rice, fruit, vegetables, and crops that can provide for Filipino families. Agriculture is the primary source of income for two out of three underprivileged families who live in these areas. Despite the resources at hand, these families are unable to make a sustainable living from their produce. The Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF), the corporate social responsibility arm of the Jollibee Food Corporation (JFC), is changing this reality through its Farmer Entrepreneurship Program (FEP). The FEP facilitates JFC’s sourcing of ingredients such as onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, calamansi, and chili peppers from smallholder farms in Ilocos Sur, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, and Pangasinan... Pepper.ph

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