1. FACTORS CONDUCIVE TO AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS

2. TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL VAST FERTILE LAND HIGHLY SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURE

3. TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL AVAILABLE SUPPORT FACILITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

4. PRESENCE OF IRRIGATION FACILITIES TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL THREE (3) NATIONAL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS NAMELY: 1.TARLAC RIVER IRRIGATION SYSTEM (TARRIS), 2.CAMILING RIVER IRRIGATION SYSTEM (CAMRIS) AND 3. THE LOWER AGNO-TOTUNUGEN IRRIGATION SYSTEM. OTHER FACILITIES - SHALLOW TUBE WELLS, OPEN SURFACE PUMPS, SMALL WATER IMPOUNDING PROJECTS AND SMALL WATER FARM RESERVOIRS BASED ON THE EXISTING COVERAGE OF IRRIGATIONAL FACILITIES, 50,027 HECTARES ARE CONSIDERED IRRIGATED

5. PROPOSED BALOG-BALOG MULTI-PURPOSE PROJECT TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL FOR IRRIGATION - ADDITIONAL SERVICE AREA 39,150 HECTARES FOR FLOOD CONTROL - BALOG-BALOG RESERVOIR CAN STORE 625 MILLION CUBIC METERS OF WATER FOR COMMERCIAL INLAND FISH PRODUCTION THE DESIGN OF THE BALOG-BALOG DAM INCLUDES A PROVISION FOR THE GENERATION OF 22 MEGAWATTS OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER IN THE FUTURE

6. EXTENSIVE FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD NETWORK TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL

7. PRESENCE OF THE TARLAC COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE (TCA) & OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION SERVICES TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL

8. AVAILABLE POOL OF SKILLED AND HIGHLY TRAINABLE WORKERS IN AGRI AND NON-AGRI INDUSTRIES TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL

9. PROXIMITY TO SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (CLARK & SUBIC) WITH AIRPORT AND SEAPORT FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETING LINKAGES TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL

10. TWO (2) TELEPHONE COMPANIES  PLDT  DIGITEL CELLULAR PHONE NETWORKS  GLOBE  SMART  SUN TWO (2) TELEPHONE COMPANIES  PLDT  DIGITEL CELLULAR PHONE NETWORKS  GLOBE  SMART  SUN TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

11. FIVE (5) LOCAL RADIO STATIONS  FOUR (4) FM BAND & ONE (1) AM BAND  NINE (9) LOCAL CABLE NETWORKS THE PHILIPPINE POSTAL CORPORATION HAS EXTENSIVE PROVINCE-WIDE NETWORK OF SERVICES, WITH 24 POSTAL STATIONS FIVE (5) LOCAL RADIO STATIONS  FOUR (4) FM BAND & ONE (1) AM BAND  NINE (9) LOCAL CABLE NETWORKS THE PHILIPPINE POSTAL CORPORATION HAS EXTENSIVE PROVINCE-WIDE NETWORK OF SERVICES, WITH 24 POSTAL STATIONS TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

12. WATER SUPPLY IS PROVIDED BY LEVELS I, II AND III  66.43% OF POPULATION IS SERVED WATER SUPPLY IS PROVIDED BY LEVELS I, II AND III  66.43% OF POPULATION IS SERVED TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

13.  POWERED BY NAPOCOR thru power distribution TARLAC ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE I TARLAC ELECTRIC INCOPORATED TARLAC ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE II  POWERED BY NAPOCOR thru power distribution TARLAC ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE I TARLAC ELECTRIC INCOPORATED TARLAC ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE II TARLAC’s AGRI-BUSINESS/ INVESTMENTS POTENTIAL POWER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

14. Gov. VICTOR A. YAP PRIORITY THRUSTS OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING