The first ever investment forum featuring Western Visayas’ agricultural and aquatic  products was held on November 10 and 11 at District 21, Mandurriao, Iloilo City hosted by the Panay Organic Producers Association (POPA).  Some 200 delegates and exhibitors attended the Forum which discussed topics such as the production and propagation of cacao, coffee, fish, mango, poultry, eggs and specialty rice.  One of the objectives of the forum was to assist farmer/entrepreneurs understand and reach global standards so that their products could be marketed worldwide.

Following this successful event, POPA has announced its  intention to host an agri-technology forum in 2017 and the 2^nd agri-aqua investment forum in 2018.

ILEDF has been supporting POPA in many of its projects as investments in agriculture is an important advocacy of ILEDF.