Calata Corporation Introduces its Farming Operations

Calata Corporation started as a poultry feed store and as it slowly progressed, it became the best performing Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the stock exchange. It is run by the 31-year, Joseph "Josh" Calata, who is now known as the country's youngest billionaire and CEO of a listed company.

Joseph Calata is also into farming which is why, in the late 2011, he signed new agreements with San Miguel  Corporation's Magnolia and Monterey to expand operations into farming.  They invested six buildings where they aim to produce 9.36M eggs per year, 15 buildings for the broiler growing operations for 3.8M chickens per year, eight buildings for the breeding of 1,100 sows and 26,000 piglets per year and three buildings for 10,000 hogs per year.

The company has planned the farming operations very carefully. The poultry stages have four wherein the first step would be in the breeder farm where the chickens would lay eggs, which will then be transferred to the hatchery. As soon as the eggs hatch, they would be sent for the broiler growing operations, and finally, they would be transferred to the dressing plant where the broilers grown are dressed and prepared for sale to consumers. On the other hand, there would be only three hog stages. First, the sows are to produce piglets at the breeder farm and from there, the piglets would be grown until they are old enough to be processed for their meat.

Calata has also recently signed long-term partnerships with other leading manufacturers such as the country's top feeds brand which is B-Meg as well as with Syngenta and Monsanto, which is the world's top crop protection company and the world's top seed company, respectively. He also partnered  with other multinational companies such as Bayer, Jardine, Dupont and Sinochem for their agro-chemical products. For the company's agricultural seeds, Calata collaborated with East West Seeds and Planter Products as well as with Swire and Viking for fertilizers. With these partnerships, Calata Corporation is now the biggest combined distributor of agro-chemicals, feeds, fertilizers, veterinary medicines and other agricultural products in the Philippines.



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Joseph Calata And Developments In Agriculture

A lot of countries, one of which is the Philippines, in the world today depend on agriculture to power their economy. This is why many companies have decided to fund researches regarding agricultural development. One such company is headed by Josh Calata, president and CEO of the largest distributor of B-Meg feeds in the country. One of the youngest and most successful businessmen in the Philippines, Josh Calata is on the forefront of introducing these agricultural improvements. Despite his young age, he believes that agriculture has the greatest potential that will propel the Philippine economy. In order to turn this potential into truth, he has partnered with multiple companies around the world - a few examples of which are Monsanto, Sinochem, DuPont Agriculture, Jardine Distribution, Bayer CropScience and Syngenta Global.

 


Most of the products of these companies are concentrated on helping crops grow faster and healthier. A result of their research, these companies have been able to produce genetically modified seeds. These seeds offer better defense against a variety of pests and herbicides. They can also cope better with changing weather conditions and the diverse climates of South East Asian countries. When they are harvested, they have more nutritional value than with other crops.

Plants are not the only ones who benefit from these products. They also help farmers in gaining more revenue and profit. As their harvested crops are better and more nutritious, they can sell them at a better value. And since the Philippines is an agricultural country, these products truly are necessary if it is to improve its economy.

These companies also develop products that improve drought and stress tolerance of plants. They are also discussing future developments to combat problems such as Vitamin A deficiency in rice. The latest development in this is the golden rice that was developed by IRRI, or the International Rice Research Institute.

Thanks to Mr. Joseph Calata, these products are being distributed all over the Philippines and helping both the country and its farmers. Let's all hope that they continue producing and distributing such products, because quite frankly the world needs to get a lot greener.

Mr. Joseph Calata heads the biggest distributor of B-Meg feeds in the country. Capitalizing on the potential of the Philippines' agricultural sector, he has skyrocketed himself towards success. However, his successes are not for him alone, as his efforts has also helped farmers and the country's economy along the way.
-Alison Ward


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Calata Corporation: Joseph Calata

Calata Corporation, formerly known as Planters Choice Agro Products Inc., is the biggest combined distributor of agrochemicals, feeds, fertilizers, seeds and veterinary medicines in the Philippines.  It is the distributor of B-Meg feeds of San Miguel Corporation, agro-chemicals from Syngenta, Bayer, Sinochem, Jardine Distribution, Dupont and Monsanto among others. It also distributes fertilizers from Swire, Viking and other fertilizer companies, as well as seeds from East West Seed Company, Monsanto and veterinary products from San Miguel Corporation.

In 2009, Calata Corporation achieved an unprecedented Php 1.8 Billion annual gross revenue, the biggest in its history.

To fuel further growth, the company is diversifying into other fields such as high efficiency poultry growing using climate-controlled systems, construction, retailing, logistics and transport and private airplane leasing.

The past two years has seen the market leadership and rapid growth of the company such that it has successfully landed in the top 1000 corporations in the Philippines in BizNews Asia and Business World.




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