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The Embassy of Canada in Manila said the country has chosen the Philippines as the location of its new Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office.
The project, whose aim is to position Canada as the "preferred supplier" in the region, is a joint venture between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office will work with Canadian diplomatic missions, Canadian stakeholders, foreign interlocutors and decision-makers in the region.
"The Philippines is an important partner under the Indo-Pacific Strategy. Hosting this new Office is an opportunity to build on our economic relationship, and enrich people-to-people ties," Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau said in a statement shared by the embassy.
"Expanding trade, investment and supply chain resilience is one of the Indo-Pacific Strategy's objectives for Canada," Bibeau added.
"As a regional base, the Manila office will play a significant role and serve as a staging point for enhancing technical cooperation and fostering increased trade of crucial agriculture and agri-food products between the Philippines and Canada," Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said.
"Canada's agriculture and agri-food exporters have long called for an Indo-Pacific Strategy that would help us seize the many opportunities that exist in these dynamic and fast-growing markets," Darling said.
Read more here.