Ngemuva kweminyaka emine yokusebenza, iNational Potato Council (NPC) kanye ne-United States Potato Board (USPB) bajabule uhulumeni we Philippines ibuyekeze izidingo zayo zokungenisa ukuvumela ukungena kwamazambane asetafuleni amasha ase-US. Ngaphambi kwalolu shintsho, kuphela amazambane amasha ase-US ahloselwe ukucubungula ama-chips amazambane avunyelwe ukungena ePhilippines.
"I-NPC, i-USPB, kanye nabalimi bamazambane baseMelika esibamele bafuna ukubona nokubonga abasebenzi abazinikele e-USDA-APHIS nase-FAS abasebenze kanzima ukuthola ukufinyelela kwamazambane asetafuleni lase-US ePhilippines," kusho uJohn Keeling, NPC Iphini Likamongameli Ophethe kanye ne-CEO "Ukuvulwa kwale makethe kuyizindaba ezamukelekile embonini, futhi siyabonga ngawo wonke umsebenzi onzima wozakwethu abasebenzisana nathi ukwenza lokhu kwenzeke." UKeeling uphinde waphawula iqhaza elibalulekile elenziwe izimali ze-USDA Technical Assistance for Specialty Crop (TASC) ngokuvumela le mboni ukuthi isize ukusingatha ithimba lezikhulu zasePhilippines ngo-2012 lokubuyekeza nokuhlola imboni yamazambane yase-US. Umbiko wabo omuhle bekuyisinyathelo esibalulekile kule nqubo.
Ukukhula komnotho kwakamuva, kanye nenani labantu elisondela ezigidini eziyi-100, kudlulise ukufunwa kokudla okungeniswa ePhilippines. IPhilippines yaba umnotho okhula ngesivinini esikhulu e-Asia ngekota yokuqala ka-2013 ngokukhula kwe-GDP ngamaphesenti ayi-7.8. Amazambane ayimifino ethandwayo futhi asetshenziswa ezinhlotsheni ezahlukahlukene zasendaweni. Abathengi basePhilippines baya ngokuya bakhetha ukuthenga ukudla ezitolo zesimanje zokuthengisa, okunikeza ifomethi elula yokuthenga ngakunye. Lokhu kukhetha kuholele ekukhuleni kwefomethi yokuthengisa yehypermarket lapho amazwe angaphandle angathengiswa kakhulu amazambane asetafuleni.
Ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kwamazambane asanda kuqothulwa ePhilippines kukhule kancane kule minyaka emihlanu edlule futhi bekungamathani ayizi-5,289 2,843,016 metric, abiza u- $ 2012 ngo-38. imikhiqizo yamazambane emakethe ibonisa kahle ukuthunyelwa kwetafula ngamasheya aseMelika ”kusho uJohn Toaspern, oyiPhini Likamongameli Wezokukhangisa Wamazwe Omhlaba e-USPB. Kodwa-ke, uxwayise ukuthi amazambane wohlobo lwe-russet awaziwa emakethe, futhi kunomkhiqizo omningi wendawo ngakho-ke ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kuzothatha isikhathi ukukhula.
”Okudingekayo manje ukuthi abatshali baseMelika nabathumeli bezimpahla zabo baxhumane nabangenisa impahla ePhilippines,” kusho uSarah Reece, oyiMenenja Yezentengiso ye-USPB. “Ukusuka lapho i-USPB kumele yakhe isidingo samazambane ase-US nabathengisi, imboni yokuhlinzeka ngokudla kanye nabathengi ezimakethe. Ngenhlanhla i-USPB isivele inemali yohlelo ekhona yokwenza lokhu futhi izoqala ngokushesha. ”