Online buying of tobacco leaves in Ilocos launched amid pandemic
Philippine Information Agency
21 May 2021, 07:38 GMT+10
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, May 20 (PIA) - - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an innovation in the selling of flue-cured tobacco leaves was conceptualized to ensure the safety of the farmers.
From the usual face-to-face, an online buying strategy was launched by the trading centers in the Ilocos region.
Administrator Robert Victor G. Seares, Jr. of the National Tobacco Administration said in a phone interview, We greatly welcome this initiative in order not to hamper the tobacco trading operations during this time of COVID-19 pandemic .
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Published March 8, 2021, 5:00 AM
Amid the decreasing hectarage of tobacco farms, the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) is determined to assist farmers grow their tobacco production through a contract-growing scheme, seedling assistance, modernization, among others.
NTA Administrator Robert Victor G. Seares Jr. said the ongoing pandemic and effects of recent calamities on tobacco farms give his agency more resolve to assist tobacco growers.
“They are essential to our economy, the backbone of the industry, and they should be given the support that they deserve,” he added.
NTA Administrator Robert Victor G. Seares Jr. (Photo credit: https://www.nta.da.gov.p)
Moving forward, NTA will continue promoting a market-oriented approach in tobacco production through the Tobacco Contract Growing System (TCGS).
Published January 22, 2021, 5:30 AM
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) National Tobacco Administration (NTA), which currently operates a state-owned meat processing facility in Ilocos Sur, will set aside P10 million to augment the facility’s operations.
This, according to DA, is hoped to help stabilize the supply and price of pork in Metro Manila.
Agriculture Secretary William Dar said he recently met with the governing board of the NTA about boosting the capacity of the latter’s meat processing facility within the NTA Kadiwa, which is also known as AgriPinoy tobacco farmers food processing and trading center.
Within NTA Kadiwa is a meat processing facility that can slaughter up to 80 hogs, which is equivalent to 6,000 kilograms (kg) per day.
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