Project Name：Garlic Industry Value Chain Incubation and Development Project in the Philippines

Project status：Projects in Operation

Project Description：

This project supports the “Agricultural Technology Incubation and Resilience Development Program” to incubate and guide upstream and downstream businesses in the Philippine garlic industry value chain. It provides Taiwanese companies with investment opportunities and channels in the Philippines, enabling suppliers of high-quality garlic varieties, small-scale agricultural machinery, intelligent storage environmental control systems, and food processing equipment to enter the Philippine market. The project will: a. Optimize garlic production materials and strengthen cultivation technology. b. Incubate and guide garlic industry  value chain enterprises to help farmers establish businesses or transform existing operations.

Region：Asia-Pacific

Implementation Start Date：2026-01-01

Implementation End Date：2029-12-31

Project Objectives：

Enhance the competitiveness of the Philippine garlic industry, with the goal of increasing the net production profit of garlic farmers in Ilocos Norte and Batanes by 20% by the end of the project.

Current Progress：

As of the end of September 2026, the key achievements of this project include:

1. Planned 30 demo farms and 4 nurseries across three provinces for cold vernalization, spacing, and adaptability trials.
2. Procured farm inputs (pesticides and fertilizers) and drafted the MOA, with farmer signings slated for early October.
3. Held product development (55 participants) and rice-cooker black garlic (39 participants) workshops, plus a September benchmarking tour to CLSU, PhilMech, and AJEE.
4. Provided over 222 garlic cultivation consultations through center and on-site visits (24 added in September).
5. Opened the center on August 5 with ~120 guests including the Governor; September processed garlic sales reached ~58,000 pesos.
6. Met the annual target by developing 1 product (black garlic chocolate spread), now undergoing market evaluation.
7. Promoted value-added garlic products at the September Taiwan Expo, with follow-up matchmaking via October AgriLink and TaiwanLink.
8. Delivered industry consulting and coaching to 40 individuals (reaching 80% annual progress).
9. Assisted Burgos Garlic Cooperative in official registration (17 founding members) and leased an idle center for post-harvest handling and storage. 

Project Contact：Yu Chen Chang

Phone：+886 28886140

E-mail：ycchang@icdf.org.tw