The Philippines is open to collaborating with the United States and members of the Association of Southeast Nations, to share its experience on how biotechnology allowed Filipino farmers to improve their productivity, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday [...] during the agriculture and food security conference for the ASEAN diplomatic community in Washington DC [...] The conference, attended by Philippine embassy officials, was organized by the US Department of State and Department of Agriculture and the American chemical manufacturer E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company as a forum for participants to gather and exchange information on the role of agricultural biotechnology in achieving sustainable agriculture production.