Live Breaking News & Updates on Mong Others Quot The Recently Concluded Free Trade Agreement With South Korea Augurs Well For Filipino Farmers

NURTURING BONDS.The Department of Agriculture (DA) lauds the recently-forged free trade agreement with the South Korean government. DA Secretary William Dar said this blossoming bond will highly benefit the Filipino farmers.(Photo courtesy ofDA) MANILA-Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar has expressed gratitude to the South Korean government for the newly-forged free trade agreement (FTA) with the Philippines. "We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the South Korean government for granting duty-free market access to several Philippine farm products," Dar shared a statement to reporters on Tuesday evening. The free trade agreement includes banana, canned pineapples, okra, papaya, glass eels, refined coconut oil, cashew nuts, fruit juices, among others. "The recently concluded Free Trade Agreement with South Korea augurs well for Filipino farmers, particularly those planting banana, because this will give them duty-free market access over a fi ....

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