Cherrie Atilano

Taking a break in Amsterdam before my speaking engagement at the Micronutrient Forum’s 6th Global Conference in The Hague next week. A thousand people from all over the world will be attending in person and an online platform is also available on the link below.

I will be talking about the importance of women in nutrition for resilience (N4R), sustainable farm bio- diversification of smallholder farmers, healthy diets and nutrition financing.

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The past week has been exhausting, arduous and intense with the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week. However, it was also very fulfilling, fascinating, inspiring and empowering.

I learned so much and looking forward to do more actions on the ground. More work on harmonizing the efforts on the interconnectedness of climate, nature, food and nutrition security.

As we push for better nutrition as not only a human right but an economic right, we continue to work on nutrition financing. Thank you very much and more organizations that committed to eliminating all forms of malnutrition all of her the world while transforming the food systems for people and planet.

So happy to have reconnected with so many friends and collaborators in this work. Now, I am super pump to do the groundwork through .

See you on Thursday at the New York University.

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We have an exciting panel including Tanuja Rastogi, Jaron Porciello, Satu Santala, Cherrie Atilano, Purnima Menon who will be moderated by Mwandwe Chileshe.

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Thank you United Nations for always bringing me back in New York every September for 12 straight years (except 2020 during the pandemic when everything was online) to attend and speak in several sessions of the UN General Assembly and UN Climate Week as well as other important side events and meetings.

I made so much connections, gathered my network and co-create impact to better the world.

Friends in NYC, happy to reconnect in the next two weeks.

The Power of HER: Women Transforming Leadership Paradigms.

Gender diversity and inclusion have become significant topics in leadership. Adding to this macro trend is the ASEAN region’s diverse cultures. We discussed about barriers and challenges on leadership positions, home dynamics, choices, policies, women supporting each other, informing the men and bringing them as allies and champions to reminding ourselves to “take it easy” as woman can definitely have it all but not all at the same time. We have our own seasons.

I am very happy that I have a great support system in where we support hiring single mothers.
important for me is being part of the WomenBizPh network of CEOs and business owners. My best support system.

A privilege to share the panel with these women:

Panel Speakers:
1. H.E. Nadia Burger - Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Indonesia and
Timor-Leste
2. H.E. Hjayceelyn M. Quintana - Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Philippines to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
3. Cherrie Atilano - Founding Farmer, CEO and President of AGREA Agricultural
System International, Inc
4. dr. Sari Chairunnisa, Sp.KK, FINsDV - President Director of Paragon Beneva
Investama and VP of R&D at Paragon Corp

Moderator:
1. Nicky Lung - Executive Director, Canada-ASEAN Business Council

Thank you very much ladies

In today’s world that everything is fast, instant gratification, overnight success aiming for the next big unicorn : “It’s not enough to be successful, we need to find our relevance in this fast changing world.” Our little unique relevance in making this world a better place to live in.

Honored to be a speaker in the ASEAN Future Generation Business Forum, speaking about the future of ASEAN’s food producer: Securing Food Security and Nutrition of the future 1B ASEAN Population. Who will grow tomorrow’s food? ASEAN is needing 40% more food in 2050 in the midst of climate crisis, inflation, aging farmers, depleting soil health, growing population and more.

Thank you also for the award : Youth Achievements Record holder, the inaugural award of ASEAN Summit for the Future Generation.

My heart is full, soul is again on fire seeing and meeting so many people trying to make One ASEAN solid and stronger starting with the young ones.

Terima Kasih! Maraming Salamat!

See you tomorrow! Speaking at two sessions to be held at the Ritz Carlton, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Morning session: ASEAN Future Generation Business Forum
Afternoon session: ASEAN Women CEO Forum

ASEAN-BAC Indonesia 2023

I always dream that AGREA will go ASEAN and global, that the story of every woman, youth and farmer in the far flung farming communities will be heard. So fortunate to be given the opportunities to speak on big stages all over the world while having the chance to sit, dine and dream with the grassroots. Thank you, Lord 🙏

Bringing the Philippines flag and Filipino identity anywhere and everywhere I go is pure pride and honor. More so, sharing Filipino excellence and love for service to mentor the future leaders of ASEAN.

Coming up soon!!! I am speaking in the ASEAN Summit on September 2 at Ritz Carlton, Jakarta, Indonesia : Securing Food Security and Nutrition for the future of ASEAN's 1B Population.

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AGREA in Jakarta!

735 million of our fellow global citizens are going hungry.

This can no longer be ignored.

Alongside activists, anti-poverty campaigners and chefs, I’m calling upon leaders to take action to end the .

Read our open letter here: https://rb.gy/6rtx9

So happy, honored and humbled to be the face of Sun Life Philippines inspiring story in all their social media platforms and features.

Going strong with the farmers 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾💪💪

Hope this feature series will inspire many people to pursue their passion despite difficulties and challenges. To see light amidst uncertainty. Thank you very much.

AGREA Sun Life Philippines
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Sustainability not only contributes positively to the environment but also aligns with the growth of business.

Know more about Filipina Farmer and Entrepreneur Cherrie Atilano of AGREA PH's journey in the SMEs Rising series as she protects her business in the face of financial uncertainties at https://lnkd.in/gHGxQzks. 🌿

As your Partner for Life, we can guide you in future-proofing your business and life goals! Talk to a Sun Life Advisor at https://lnkd.in/g9GBqt2i. 🌞

Sharing my TV interview on Business Outlook.
How to revitalize the Philippines agriculture sector.

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Sharing with you my interview on Business Outlook ANC. How to revitalize the PH agriculture sector.

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Going strong with the farmers 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾💪💪

So happy, honored and humbled to be the face of Sun Life Philippines inspiring story in all their social media platforms and features.

Hope this feature series will inspire many people to pursue their passion despite difficulties and challenges. To see light amidst uncertainty. Thank you very much.
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Sustainability not only contributes positively to the environment but also aligns with the growth of business.

Know more about Filipina Farmer and Entrepreneur Cherrie Atilano of AGREA PH's journey in the SMEs Rising series as she protects her business in the face of financial uncertainties at https://lnkd.in/gHGxQzks. 🌿

As your Partner for Life, we can guide you in future-proofing your business and life goals! Talk to a Sun Life Advisor at https://lnkd.in/g9GBqt2i. 🌞

An inspirational gathering at home that lasted past midnight of dining and laughing. We are so honored for hosting a Korean actor and producer D**g Gyun who is incredibly smart and funny. A little trivia, he studied Space Engineering and was supposed to work in NASA. However, life brought him to acting and owning a production company instead. He helped in casting the famous Squid Game and acted in 41 Korean movies. He will be acting on his first movie in the Philippines promoting Bohol called “Sweet Escape” with Arci Muñoz that is coming out soon. He speaks so many languages too, a polygot.

More so, he ate all the Filipino food we served and slurped my all time favorite “bulanglang or laswa in Ilonggo or law-oy in Bisaya”.

We learned so much from you, D**g Gyun. Your entrepreneurial insights, kindness and humility are second to none.

Definitely more exciting work for this bunch 😍❤️🦋

Love you guys, Dalareich Polot Josh Mahinay Panya Boonsirithum Jing Castaneda-Velasco Nonong Velasco Christine Jodloman Sonia.

Thank you, Ambassador Delia Albert and Atty. Trisha Bunye for the invitation this evening to celebrate the 10th year Anniversary of DIWATA.

Beautiful celebration and inspiring to see partners supporting this great cause of empowering the indigenous women in the mining industry.

Cheers to more decades of promoting sustainable and responsible mining, gender equality in the sector and to more Solar Lolas in the Philippines.

So glad to listen to beautiful speeches of Amba Delia and DENR Secretary Ma. Antonia “Toni” Yulo-Loyzaga. A special glimpse of milestones in the past decade shared by Atty. Trisha.

Kudos to all the Diwatas 🦋🦋🦋

Studying in AGREA Farm School is always fun. Always learning, always discovering.

More children of farmers are learning the fundamentals of agri-business for this farm entrepreneurship course. Shifting their mindset from farmer to farmer-entrepreneur to help their parents to run their farm micro-business.

This is in partnership with the government agency TESDA: Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. Thank you very much, Tesda Marinduque Tesda Mimaropa

An absolute honor to serve on the Board of the Global Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

We celebrated the 20th year anniversary this week in our headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. It was honoring our partners and a celebration for all the impact done, from policy-making, technical assistance, effective programs for better nutrition for all and the surmountable amount of collaboration made in 13 country offices in Africa and Asia.

Kudos to the entire workforce of GAIN! I salute your dedication, I admire your commitment and respect your love for the mission.

Better Nutrition for All !!!

I was so inspired by the 3 winners of AGREA’s Young Agri-Laureate Awardees (YALA) from Davao and Marawi.

Sittie Asia M. Mai from Marawi won the Young Agri-innovator Award. Their house was demolished after the Marawi siege and their family relocated and found solace in a rice farming village. She started learning about mushroom from a lady soldier who helped her how to grow mushroom using rice straws considered as farm wastes which are usually burnt after rice harvesting. They started using these farm wastes to grow mushroom. Currently, she trained women and youth in their community to grow mushroom as well as process the products into powder to make healthy crackers. I tasted their crackers, it was so good.

Kriza Faye Calumba won the Young Agri-scientist Award. She utilizes durian rind that is usually being thrown away as wastes to develop the fermentation of beer with probiotics. She has been utilizing more local fruits and develop their own yogurt which is now being served in their tea shop called The Tea Culture PH in Davao.

Benzone Kennedy Franes Sepe won the Young Farmer Award. He is the first Filipino who have successfully grown apple in the Philippines. Coming from a farming family, he was discouraged to go into farming. He forged his way to continue his passion in agriculture. His apple farm in Davao is now the first accredited learning site for apple production of the Department of Agriculture- Agriculture Training Institute (DA-ATI). It also serves as a farm tourism destination.

Congratulations to all of you ❤️💕🎊🇵🇭


Christine Jodloman John Carurucan James Flanagan Durrie Hassan Ivy Almario Yong Nieva MEnchie JgNo Anj Rejano Mary Cris Momo Cadag Jaybelle Revilloza Mary Ann Reyes Mishel Jualo Arcular

Thank you very much USAID Green Invest Asia, GIZ, and Sustainable Coconut Steering Committee (SCSC) for convening the 7th Sustainable Coconut Roundtable with the theme “Advancing Resilient and Sustainable Coconut Supply in Southeast Asia”. This time being hosted in the Philippines.

I am seeing so much hope for our coconut farmers! Hope we can go beyond copra. Meeting in person the new Administrator of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) former Agrarian Reform Secretary Bernie Cruz.

More work to build a stronger coconut industry in the Philippines. Different stakeholders were represented to work together to better improve the sector.

Since then, I have been reading about the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) as stipulated under Republic Act No. 11524. Looking forward that this will be implemented with the farmers at the core.

An extremely enchanting evening with the Women of the Future Awards Southeast Asia Shortlisted Candidates celebration hosted by the British High Commissioner to Singapore H.E. Kara Owen at the Eden Hall. Thank you for this inspiring evening of honoring women who shows kindness, leadership, integrity, compassion and impact. Congratulations, mommy Ivy Almario and my good friend Ruth Yu Owen.

I am incredibly happy to have a reunion with former British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell who brought the Women of the Future in Southeast Asia and the Leading Lights. Thank you our dearest Pinky Lilani who is the visionary and the strong force behind this.

An amazing fundraising dinner called “Angels for Angels” that stands for solidarity, innovation and women empowerment. The funds raised will be used to increase livelihoods of cacao farming communities and R&D for innovation in the Philippines chocolate industry.

Thank you very much His Excellency Swiss Ambassador Alain Gaschen and wife Daniela Gaschen for hosting this great dinner.

The 8-course dinner was prepared by my two good friends in sustainable food systems transformation Asia’s Best Female Chef Margarita Forés and Chef Chele Gonzalez.

The Embassy of Switzerland partnered with 3 artisanal chocolate makers in the Philippines: Auro, Malagos and Tigre Y Oliva.

Incredible evening my dearest Ruth Yu Owen Cynthia Almario 🥰🥰🥰🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭❤️❤️❤️🍫🍫🍫

Influence is empowering and enabling more people from the grassroots to be heard, making every weak voice matters!!!

Thank you very much, Tatler Asia and Tatler Philippines.

So honored and humbled to be included on the list of the Asia's Most Influential people.

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AGREA Foundation is going to Timor Leste!!!
Thank you to the U.S. Embassy - Dili, Timor-Leste for awarding us this project and Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative.

Agriculture in Southeast Asia is a dynamic sector poised for growth, but the sector faces several important challenges. The UN recently declared that global food production needed to double from 2012 to 2050 to feed the planet, climate change is already affecting Southeast Asia, and supply chains continue to face disruptions. Furthermore, most farmers in the region still face economic insecurity, and the agricultural sector continues to be underfunded.

To empower young leaders to use technology to drive agribusiness in the region, AGREA Foundation in partnership with the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, and U.S. Embassy - Dili, Timor-Leste will convene a five-day Advancing Agribusiness Digital Marketing Regional Workshop in Dili, Timor-Leste.

Here are the Regional Workshop Qualifications:
● Must be a YSEALI member and meet the YSEALI membership criteria (20-35 years old). If you are not yet a member, kindly register here: (https://asean.usmission.gov/young-southeast-asian-leaders-initiative/).
● Be a citizen and resident of one of the eleven YSEALI nations: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam.
● Open to all applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, socioeconomic status, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
● Be an emerging leader with relevant experience in agribusiness development, entrepreneurship, and other related areas.
● Statement of interest on how the program will benefit the applicants’ professional work and commitment to agribusiness.
● Ability to communicate in English (speaking in public, making presentations, and writing);
● Are interested and able to travel to Timor-Leste to attend the workshop during the dates specified
● Priority will be considered for those who have not attended a YSEALI regional workshop or fellowship.

Be one of the 50 delegates of YSEALI Digital Agribiz 2023! Apply on or before November 25, 2022.

For more information on how to apply, visit http://bit.ly/apply-ysealiagribiz2023

We intentionally work on meaningful opportunities and collaborate with the right support systems.

A remarkable meeting with Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya and Agriculture Attachè Kristine Yap in the Embassy of the Philippines, The Hauge, Netherlands. Present is also our market-linkage partner Mr. Bert-Jan Ottens from ProFound - Advisers in Development, a company that helps sustainable products from Asia, Latin America and Africa to enter the European market for 30 years. Thank you, Ambassador Saskia de Lang, former Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Embassy of the Netherlands in the Philippines for making this connection and for your kind words of introduction.

Truly a moment I will never forget one day when a project we are working on to export premium sustainable Filipino agricultural products in Europe will happen. It will going to happen for sure. We will not stop until we see our Filipino products on the shelves in Europe, sustainably sourced from our food artisans and farmers, grown in our beautiful soil regeneratively.

For, seven years now, we have been working on turmeric and ginger for premium quality. We supply local processors. We have worked with the best laboratories abroad to make sure our product can compete in the global market in terms of quality and in premium grade. Scientific-based evidence results supported the case. This is not an easy feat, not a cheap investment also in all forms of resources. So much investments , farming experiments including community farm business management has happened, not discounting intensive community organizing including all heartaches on the ground work. Until, currently investing to develop the regenerative farm in Marinduque to make a strong foundation for this AGREA’s venture.

In Europe, they give so much value to ginger and turmeric, not as much as we value these two commodities. These are not even in our list of top high value crops in the country. I wish, someday soon, these two commodities will make to the list and get enough support on a country level plan and implementation.

You may say, why export these two products? These products are great condiments, pharmaceuticals need these two especially those going to neutraceuticals and would better make sense to provide identity also why Philippines was discovered in terms of our spices in the first place. We just never given them enough value. Farmers will also earn more income, produce more to sustain both the needs locally and globally. Bottomline, we are building an exciting brand to honor our farmers and our country 🇵🇭👩🏽‍🌾🧑🏽‍🌾

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT | Zero Hunger Coalition’s side event at "What can governments and the private sector do in the face of a multidimensional crisis?"

Join Cherrie Atilano Christine Campeau Steve Godfrey Kayoya Masuhwa and Dr. Conrad Reid on 10 Oct to hear how and the can mobilise more public resources and more business , and spend them better, to eradicate and by 2030.

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Event will be in Rome, Italy. Broadcasted globally.

I will be a Keynote Speaker at the Hongkong Design Week!!!

The future of should undoubtedly be the number one concern of today’s world. But how can we cope with while combating ? Tune into this week’s KODW Talk Series on kodw.bodw.com to know more, LIVE this Saturday, 8 October at 8pm.

During the keynote discussion “Food Industry”, Cherrie Atilano (U.N. Nutrition Ambassador) will share how she encouraged farming and fishing families in Philippines adopt regenerative agriculture method, eradicate poverty for them and establish food security, together with Peggy Chan (Founder and Chef-consultant of Grassroots Initiatives Consultancy, Executive Director of Zero Foodprint Asia). You can also tune in to ViuTV Channel 96 and watch the programme in the comfort of your home.

📅 KODW Saturday Talk
Time: 8pm to 9pm
8 Oct (Sat): Regenerative Design for Social Good
15 Oct (Sat): Regenerative Economy
22 Oct (Sat): The Future of Regenerative Culture

📅 KODW Programme Highlights
12 Nov (Sat) on ViuTV99
Time: 7:30pm to 8:30pm

So honored to be appointed by the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to serve for the second term as a Lead Group Member of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement alongside incredible people fighting malnutrition in all forms across the world.

What an incredible and tangible milestone we have in AGREA Foundation Farm School. We have graduated 2,000 graduates since we started 5 years ago. It seems like yesteday. We are a model farm school in the Philippines changing and leading the way how we teach the smallholder farmers, the youth and women in the farm to see agriculture as a true source of sustainable livelihood, food security champions and climate change mitigators.

More inclusive business opportunities for them together with AGREA Agricultural Systems .

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It is truly a gift to share the AGREA Foundation work. So much reason to do more good. The Urban Community and Home Gardens as part of the Urban Food Hives nourishing cities that we started in the midst of the pandemic is now setting global standard on how to provide clear and committed solutions especially in the most difficult times.

We cannot wait for more blogs, documentaries and global coverage under Oxfam USA and Oxfam Pilipinas to share all our best practices. Hope this inspires policy change in the Philippines and the world.

Let’s continue saving people from hunger and malnutrition in urban and peri-urban areas especially in the poorest of the poor communities.

So much lessons learned, challenges that we survived with grace, collaborations made and opportunities to seize. The amount of good things to do is unbelievably unfolding.

Sharing here the importance of building local leadership, champions and advocates from teaching the community stakeholder to dream from nothing but just pure hope to not only survive the pandemic but to thrive.

Currently we are working with 200 women and their families. They graduate from series of training that includes values formation, visioning and dreaming session, technical know-how in agriculture, better nutrition, basics of agribusiness, financial literacy and savings.

Back to groundwork!

So happy to be back on the ground and meet again our amazing women in our thriving urban farm in Payatas with the Puso ng Ama Foundation.

The last time Atom Araullo interviewed me for food security during the pandemic, we were on top of the mountain in Rizal doing the documentary with our farmers. On the same day, right after the interview I went straight to Payatas to meet with Father Paul to see how we can start our Urban Garden Project. I am so excited for this another documentary with Oxfam Pilipinas.

Time flies so fast, we are now in our third cropping and the urban farm has expanding from 40 women to 200 trained women and they are producing their own food organically. They updated me today that they are also earning income from their produce plus they have now an organized Women Urban Food Producers Association.

It all started with a small dream to help them during the pandemic. We all dreamt with them and God knows how this dream unfolds. Our women food producers inspire more people in the community to join, be empowered to have food on their table and more partners to collaborate. They are a model of local leadership and true spirit of Bayanihan.

We in Foundation cannot thank enough all our partners : , Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Embassy of Australia, Bayer Bahay Kubo Organic, East West Seed Foundation and Puso ng Ama Foundation.

An incredible experience to be with 500 Young Global Leaders from 130 countries attending the Young Global Leaders Summit in the World Economic Forum Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

My journey being one of the Global Shapers before and now in the Young Global Leaders community has been my best blessing of having the most amazing network of young people all over the world trying and working so hard to make the world a better place to live in.

I gained my best of friends from these two communities, we share stories of hope, resilience, struggles, overcoming challenges and celebrating milestones.

Always keep dreaming, continue working to better our world and make more meaningful connections in the process.

In honor and in celebration of His Excellency Nelson Mandela is the opportunity to work with his wife Madame Graça Machel.

Thank you, Madame. Your wisdom and grace is a gift to humanity. So blessed to work with you as a Board Member of the United People Global.

I am excited to share that I am a part of the Atlantis ! Performances by the , , , , and more!

Earth conservation is for everyone! We are so happy that AGREA work in promoting regenerative agriculture will be featured as part of the concert for food and climate. Thank you, Peggy Liu 💚🙏🏽

I am proud to be a . Learn how you too can become a by watching the first Atlantis livestream July 22nd-23rd in Sete Cidades, Azores, Portugal.

A whole night of applaud & inspiration to women who are doing amazing work from producing films & stories while surviving the war, to the first patented biodegradable sanitary pads, leading the way in covid crisis, work with refugees & peace, milestones on women in business, climate change, infrastructures and innovation among the long list.

Truly an incredible experience to witness and give one of the awards on the Asian Women of Achievement. The longest running 24 years programme that celebrates the inspiring work, feat and milestones of Asian women in the UK. Thank you to the founder and biggest women empowerment supporter & enabler Pinky Lilani CBE for the invitation together with Awards Patrons Cherie Blair CBE, Princess Badiya El Hassan and Chair of Judges Sir Nick Young & to the entire AWA team Gemma, Alexis Imraan Lilani for making this happen.

So honored to give the Award to Dr Homira May Rezai, Chief Operations Officer, MirZayme Therapeutics, winner of the Social & Humanitarian Award sponsored by .

Homira advocates for Hazara and women's rights and has helped many families escape persecution in Afghanistan. She is also Operations Lead of Mirzyme Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company that develops diagnostics and drugs for women with pregnancy complications. Her research in pre-eclampsia has paved the way to new medicines and diagnostic tools that help save women’s lives.

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