DA, DTI launch online platform that connects farmers to buyers
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 15) The Department of Agriculture has launched a digital platform that would directly connect farmers to consumers, eliminating unnecessary trading layers.
In a statement, the DA said Deliver-E , which was officially launched on December 14, is a modernized marketing process connecting food producers to consumers.
This was developed in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry, the private sector, farm cooperatives, and the United States Agency for International Development.
Aside from establishing a direct connection, the system also eliminates the need for middle men, who also contribute to higher prices being offered in traditional markets.
Published December 15, 2020, 1:05 PM
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed more funding to DELIVER-e application, a farmers-to-buyers digital platform recently launched in the Philippines.
In a Webinar on Monday, USAID Acting Mission Director for Philippines Patrick Wesner said his agency allocated an additional P20 million to expand DELIVER-e, which operates through an end-to-end e-commerce and logistics platform solution developed by Insight Supply Chain Solutions (InsightSCS).
This, according to him, will help farmers to be more productive through digital technologies and prepare everyone for the post-pandemic world
Utilizing blockchain technology, DELIVER-e system’s connects and integrates all related applications and e-commerce and logistics services from consolidation point (farmer suppliers and cooperatives/local consolidator warehouses) to central warehousing facility, and to last-mile delivery straight to clients (i.e.: individu
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December 13, 2020 THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) together with the Department of Agriculture (DA), private sector partners, farmer cooperatives, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is officially launching Deliver-e on December 14, 2020 alongside a multi-stakeholder commitment pledge signing to upscale agriculture value chain and improve overall food security in the country even beyond the Covid-19 crisis.
“This initiative is all about bringing farm produce closer to consumers and cutting layers of traders. Through technology and innovation, it will be game-changing not only for our farmers but also for our consumers,” DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez said.
He added: “This is part of our strong partnership with Agriculture Secretary William Dar as we jointly work on solutions to increasing farmers’ income, providing better supply chain in agriculture and its link to industry processors or direct to marketplace, and deliverin