Sen. Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, delivers her speech during the 5th National Seed Summit held at a hotel in Quezon City.
The event is organized by the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) in collaboration with the Philippine Seed Industry Association (PSIA). It will run from today until tomorrow. The Seed Summit brought together representatives from different parts of the seed industry to evaluate the current state of the industry in the country and plan for its development.