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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.
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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
IMPROVING SUPPLIES. Red onions abound at Kamuning Public Market in Quezon City on Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2023). From as high as PHP350 per kilo in wet markets early this month, the Department of Agriculture said Monday (Jan. 23) prices are expected to go down with the impending arrival of 400 metric tons of yellow onions and 800 metric tons of red onions. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - Farmers should be given direct access to the market to avoid traders who, more often than not, profit more. Senator Cynthia Villar said Tuesday it is time for the country to change its food value chain to give farmers more profit and for less expense on the part of the consumers. The national government has activated more Kadiwa stores starting November last year to reduce logistics costs and improve agricultural infrastructure that will ensure food security. Data from 2022 showed Kadiwa stores served 450 farmer groups and some 1.22 milllion households in less than two months, generating PHP
(PNA photo by Joey O. Razon) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) will build six cold storage facilities infour onion-producing regions starting this year in support of local farmers. Each facility with a capacity of 20,000 bags will cost up to PHP40 million and will rise in theIlocos, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and Mimaropa regions. "Tayuan po ng mga storage facility nang sa gayon during peak season ng harvest, malagyan na. Hindi po sagot ang importation. Napakalaking potensyal po ng lugar namin (Let's build storage facilities so that during peak harvest season, we can utilize it. Importation is not the answer. Our place has a big potential)," San Jose, Occidental Mindoro agriculturist Romel Calingasan told a Senate hearing on Monday. Two cold storage facilities will be built in Occidental Mindoro but Calisangan raised concerns over the locations. For instance, a planned facility in Rizal town is about 16 to 20 kilometers away from San Jose, the largest onion-p