Connecting Filipino Farmers and Fisherfolk to the Food Industry
Farm Forward Initiatives (FFI) builds direct, sustainable partnerships between agricultural producers and the food service and food manufacturing industry — through training, expertise sharing, and market facilitation.
What is FFI
Farm Forward Initiatives (FFI) is a social enterprise and non-government organization that grew out of the Corporate Social Responsibility program of the World Food Expo (WOFEX) in 2022. What began as a partnership with Department of Agriculture Regional Field Offices in the Cordillera Administrative Region and Ilocos Region has grown into a dedicated organization helping farmers and fisherfolk across Luzon become stronger participants in the food industry.
Learn more about FFI →How Institutions Work With FFI
Training
Equipping farmer cooperatives and associations with the skills to engage the market and run themselves as businesses.
Expertise Sharing
Applying market expertise directly to production and processing, so farm output fits what buyers actually need.
Market Facilitation
Creating direct, right-sized connections between producer cooperatives and food service and manufacturing buyers.
A Growing Movement
The 2nd FFI Conference, WOFEX 2026
As part of WOFEX Manila 2026, we will be holding the 2nd FFI Annual Conference at Meeting Rooms 7-9, SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. With the theme “From Promise to Progress: Transforming Food Systems for Inclusive Growth,” we will hear from our partners amongst the farmer groups of their experiences in connecting directly with the market. This event brings together stakeholders from Government, the Academe, NGOs, Farmer and Fisherfolk Cooperatives and Associations, and Market Partners to come together and strengthen these linkages to the market. This is strictly by invitation only.
See our collaborations and partnerships →
Visit our Regional Farmer Partners at WOFEX 2026 on July 29 – Aug 1, SMX Convention Centre, Manila.
Nueva Vizcaya Agriculture Terminal
Nueva Vizcaya · Region 2
Cabagan GIFTS Agri Coop
Isabela · Region 2
Greens for Good
Benguet · CAR
Lakay nga Lomboy Integrated Farm
Pangasinan · Region 1
Pangasinan Food Heritage Community
Pangasinan · Region 1
Zanjera Naganakan Farmers Association Inc.
Ilocos Norte · Region 1
Pasuquin Farmers Garlic and Onion Growers Association
Ilocos Norte · Region 1
KLARO
Connecting Farmers to Buyers
Learn more about FFI at SMX Convention Center, 2F, Booth 4009.