As I Ponder where to start writing about the 20 years of the Harbest Agribusiness Corporation, a swift recollection of the path we took made me really proud of the men and women who comprised the foundation and pillars that hold Harbest high among its fellow agriculture industry players. Harbest is what it is now due to the partnership that has been established through the years; this is what I fondly call the Harbest Family. Our family members are our loyal employees, our partners, and our suppliers from different countries as well as here in the Philippines. 95% of our product lines are imported from the best brands of the agricultural industry worldwide. Twenty years? Really, we are just starting.
Harbest celebrates twenty years with great hope for the future of what we can still do for our friends, the Filipino farmers. For me, as long as you produce food, whether it be on a 10 square meter plot with pots, or a hundred hectare banana plantation, I consider you a farmer. Hence, I’d like to always start the day thinking of how Harbest can continue to be a true friend of farmers. Our clients proudly cheer, “Harbest, kaibigan ko!”
Going through our long list of product lines on our twentieth year, one in particular stands out: Harbest Greenhouses. Allow me to start sharing our history with this first review.
BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP
On July 21, 1997, Harbest was born with its registration at the Securities and Exchange Commission as a corporation. It took our lawyer some effort to convince the SEC that “Harbest” was different from the word “harvest,” as there were a number of companies with similar-sounding names. I’m forever grateful to our lawyer, Atty. Murph Carlos, for successfully putting us on the list of Philippine corporations.
The name “Harbest” is close to my heart as it always inspires me to seek the best products and services for our company. We started to design and construct our prototype for the first ever Harbest Greenhouse in 2004, the Maligaya-type greenhouse patterned after the plant nursery of the Municipality of Magallanes, Cavite, created by the then-mayor Filomeno Maligaya, a good friend.
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