Onion farmers are getting help from the government in transporting their produce to key public markets in an attempt to help them increase their income.
(Photo courtesy of DA)
Citing a report from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Malacañang said the department, which President Ferdinand "Bo
LOGISTICS SUPPORT. The Department of Agriculture (DA) provides support in logistics from onion growers to market vendors and institutional buyers from Feb. 22 to 24, 2023. The department has tapped the Kadiwa on Wheels program to deliver local onions. (Photo courtesy of DA) MANILA - To realize the administration's food security targets, the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) said Wednesday it will secure direct transportation links between onion growers and buyers. In a statement, the DA said this is part of efforts to improve the logistics in the country's agricultural value chain under the leadership of President and concurrent Agriculture chief Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. "In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to stabilize the prices of onion in the retail markets and help farmers increase their income, the Department of Agriculture, through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service, has streng