Resilience is the ability to cope with change. Specifically, this means the ability to withstand, manage, or mitigate environmental, economic, and socio-political challenges. For industries, resilience is the key to surviving and prospering in an ever-changing environmental and economic context. This is especially true for agribusiness industries, which are affected by phenomena such as climate change, disease spread in agriculture, and fluctuations in the world market.

This year's conference, with the theme "Building Resilience: Agribusiness in Times of Flux," will focus on addressing the various gaps that will allow agribusiness industries and the sector to compete in the market despite economic and environmental variabilities.

The conference provides a venue for scholars to present research that deal with economic and management issues affecting the entirety or specific nodes within the agri-food chains, specifically those within the crops, fisheries, and livestock and poultry subsectors. The conference is organized by the Office of Research, University of the Philippines Mindanao, and is financially supported by the UP Office of International Linkages (OIL). The conference accepts papers on the following tracks:


- Environmental policy and resource management
- Technologies for crop and animal improvement
- Farm (crop/animal) and fisheries management
- Supply chain management
- Value chain analysis
- Food security, trade, and agricultural policy
- Consumer studies and marketing
- Agri-product development and innovation
- Entrepreneurship and agri-industry development
- Agricultural education, extension, and communication
- Women in agribusiness