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The US Department of Agriculture will provide $34.1 million to support the Philippines' efforts to develop its ube industry, which has seen growing global demand but limited production capacity. The project, expected to benefit 12,500 Filipino farmers over five years, will be implemented by TechnoServe and funded through the sale of US soybean meal. This initiative aims to enhance the Philippines’ ability to meet international demand for ube while protecting its position against competitors like Vietnam and China.

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The US Department of Agriculture will provide US$34.1 million to support the Philippines' efforts to develop the production and export of ube, or purple yam, as demand for the root crop continues to surge globally. This funding, which comes from proceeds of nearly 40,000 metric tons of US soybean meal sales, aims to assist 12,500 Filipino farmers over five years. The project will be implemented by the non-profit organization TechnoServe and is expected to strengthen economic ties between the Philippines and the United States, a longstanding military ally. The Philippines has been struggling to meet global demand for ube due to limited production capacity and recently suspended exports of fresh purple yam to protect its scarce planting stock from competitors like Vietnam and China.

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US backs Philippines’ ube push with US$34.1m funding The US Department of Agriculture will provide US$34.1 million (S$43.55 million) to support the Philippines’ push to develop purple yam or ube, as demand for the root crop surges.

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🔮 US backs Philippines’ ube push with US$34.1m funding The US Department of Agriculture will provide US$34.1 million (S$43.55 million) to support the Philippines’ push to develop purple yam or ube, as demand for the root crop surges.

2026-10-23 · The Straits Times

US backs Philippines’ ube push with US$34.1m funding · assertive framing

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The project will be funded by proceeds from the sale of nearly 40,000 metric tons of US soybean meal, and is expected to support 12,500 Filipino ube farmers over the next five years, the US embassy in Manila said in a statement. asserted

embassy → fund → statement

It will be implemented by US-based non-profit TechnoServe. asserted

It → implement → TechnoServe

The funding underscores increasing interest in the Philippines’ production of the crop, which has captured worldwide attention for its distinctive colour. asserted

which → underscore → colour

The South-east Asian nation has however struggled to meet rising global demand due to limited production capabilities. asserted

nation → struggle → capabilities

To protect its scarce planting stock from emerging competitors like Vietnam and China, the Philippines recently suspended exports of fresh purple yam. asserted

Philippines → protect → yam

The government is aiming to build the nation’s ube production capacity and turn the crop into a bigger export earner. asserted

government → aim → earner

The US embassy also said the purple yam project would further boost economic partnership with the Philippines, a long-time military ally of Washington. asserted

project → say → Washington

US backs Philippines’ ube push with US$34.1m funding

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