Listed AgriNurture Inc. (ANI), the agribusiness firm chaired by businessman Antonio Tiu, is partnering with Davao’s Unified Bagobo-Tagabawa Tribe (UBTT) to plant rice and corn in up to 38,000 hectares of ancestral lands in the province.
ANI and UBTT signed the partnership agreement with officials of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) as witness. The agreement is for a period of 25 years, renewable for the same period upon mutual agreement of the parties.
In a statement Tuesday, ANI said it aims to promote inclusive agricultural and economic growth through the development of agricultural plantations. Under the deal, ANI will utilize the unused portions of the ances…
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