Challenges in the

Industrialization of
Moringa in the Philippines

Dr. William D. Dar

President, InangLupa Movement

Moringa also known as the miracle tree is surely a

miracle to many health problems but can also bring financial
miracles, if properly linked to manufacturing and trade.

In the Philippines,
moringa is showing
great potential in
significantly adding
to the household
income and even to
the earnings of the
country if grown and
utilized for industrial
development.

Moringa Industrialization
will require the creation of a

Production

Processing

Marketing &
Investment

Challenges will certainly arise which are

relevant to the development of moringa for
commercial utilization, hence these
must be identified and addressed.

One major constraint

to its industrialization
in the Philippines is
that moringa though
being commercialized
is still considered as an

- to make moringa an industry, we must

shift from backyard production into
economies of scale.

- development of emerging products on any

scale will require a significant financial
investment.

- there are lots of

published information
on moringa, however,
this needs to be
properly situated and
located. Agronomic
practices in other
countries may differ
significantly from the
Philippines. Crop
improvement is a must.

- though we already have selected markets for

moringa, there is still a need to raise
awareness to reach a wider market

- it is no longer possible to produce a new product on

a commercial scale, and sell it to the general public
without FDA approval. Product registration neither
comes easy nor cheap.

- counterfeit products pose serious issues; packaging

also has an impact on quality: moringa leaf powder,
packaged in transparent bags, sold on stands in the
sun, rapidly loses its most essential vitamins

- insufficient information on use of effective equipment/

methodology for leaf processing and oil extraction to
produce high yield and high quality is another concern

a possible solution to moringa

industrialization challenges

What is Corporative?

Corporative
is a business model that involves
three major players --- the
cooperative, the corporation, and
the market.
best suited for multi-agricultural
ventures

Farmers Association/
Cooperative

Manufacturing/
Processing Company

Note:
Members of the cooperative are
paid of what they produce in the
farms and at the same time get a
share of the net profit after
marketing the processed products.
In this way, more benefits are
received by the farmers or the
cooperative members compared to
members of a stand-alone
cooperative.

Market

Farmers
Association/
Cooperative

Manufacturing/
Processing
Company

production of raw
materials
economies of
scale

processing and
value-adding of
products
provide capital/
inputs
technical know-how
management

Social Services

Market
domestic
export

Moringa farm of Dr. Bernadette Estrella-Arellano

in Rosales, Pangasinan.

The 4x4x4 framework for a

New Philippine Agriculture

Vision
A Modern and Industrialized

Philippine Agriculture

4 Pillars

4 Development
Goals*

4 Objectives

- Inclusive

- Food Sufficiency

- Productivity

- Science-based

- Economic Security

- Profitability

- Resilient

- Nutritional
Sufficiency

- Competitiveness

- Market-oriented

- Environmental
Security

- Sustainability

Enabling Strategies

*Plans and Programs

Legislative Agenda

Thank you!
Towards an inclusive, science-based, resilient and
market-oriented Philippine agriculture

Email me at:

w.dar38@yahoo.com
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