Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) is a

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(GOCC) focused on

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and

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in the Philippines. Headquartered in

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, it also operates a industrial estate that leases lots to

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engaged in agricultural development, electronic raw materials, and other business endeavors. Of this, were sold to

Ayala Land Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) is a full line real estate firm based in the Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Ayala Corporation. It began as a division of Ayala Corporation until it was spun off and incorporated in 1988. It became publicly listed in ...

and are now part of

Arca South Arca South is a mixed-use estate owned by Ayala Land, Inc. located at East Service Road, Barangay Western Bicutan, Taguig. It was formerly part of Food Terminal Inc. before being sold to Ayala Land. History With the decline of FTI, estab ...

. FTI is a major subsidiary agency of the National Food Authority (NFA).

History

It was a priority project of then Philippine President

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to revolutionize the agricultural sector of the country, and establish a food consolidation centre. By the power a Presidential decree issued in , it took about more than a year to establish what was called the Greater Manila Terminal Food Market (GMTFM) on . However, the estate was renamed to Food Terminal Incorporated (FTI) on . The company’s major activities include

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, food processing, research and quality control,

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, and trading. In April

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, the Human Settlements Development Corporation took over the ownership and management of the company. FTI became a major subsidiary agency of the National Food Authority (NFA).

Decline

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, food trading and food processing operations, including live animal slaughtering, were suspended.

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services were also suspended in

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due to technical problems and viability concerns. There have been several attempts over multiple Philippines presidential administrations to sell off part of the property, including a

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, but they all failed. In November

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, the Philippine government announced the sale of the of the property to Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) for . Ayala plans to turn the property into a

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, now known as

. Proceeds from the sale are pledged to the programmes of the

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and the

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. The remaining remains in FTI.

Revival

FTI will be revived by the Department of Agriculture (DA), with its reopening in

. FTI still has a area available, with occupied by informal settlers. The new FTI will feature

and

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facilities for produce to be sold to various consumer and vendor associations. According to Agriculture Secretary

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, FTI will own logistics equipment to transfer goods from regional food terminals to markets, with a total of six food terminals to be built during President

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's term. FTI aims to be the leading food processing and distribution hub in the Philippines by 2030.

Current developments

Arca South

is a

owned by Ayala Land, Inc. occupying or out of the of FTI.

FTI Special Economic Zone

The FTI Special Economic Zone is a

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located in

. It houses industrial and retail enterprises as well as government offices such as: *Air Liquide *

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*Dizon Farm *Hi-Las Corporation *Keba *

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(Taguig extension) *PSi Technologies Inc. (extension office) *Team Pacific Corporation *

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FTI *

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FTI *Temic * Vishay Philippines Inc. *Sunshine Mall

Other

FTI Corporate Center

The new FTI Corporate Center will house government offices. It will also be a commercial and office property for lease.

Regional Food Terminals (RFT)

Six regional food terminals will be established. These terminals are to be constructed in

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, and

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References

External links

*
Official website

Department of Agriculture (Philippines)National Food Authority (Philippines)
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