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(Photo courtesy of Department of Agriculture) MANILA - Partido Reporma senatorial candidate Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday vowed to provide more assistance to students taking courses related to agriculture and fisheries. In a statement, Eleazar said this is to encourage more young people to help boost the country's agriculture sector. "Kaya maraming kabatataan ang ayaw kumuha ng agriculture-related courses ay dahil over the years, nagkaroon na ng pananaw na ang pagiging magsasaka sa ating bansa ay katumbas ng matinding kahirapan (That is why a lot of youngsters are avoiding agriculture-related courses is because farming or agriculture-based works is perceived as for the poverty-stricken)," he added. He cited the need to focus on agriculture as most of the sector's workers are already aging. Citing a study from the University of the Philippines Los Banos which was also cited by the Department of Agriculture, the average age of farmers in the country is 53 and their chil ....

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