August 26, 2011, 9:51pm
MANILA, Philippines — To boost the country’s agriculture industry, the government, through the Department of Agriculture (DA), calls on Filipinos to patronize local agriculture products and thus help Filipino Farmers to produce more and earn sustainable incomes.
The DA-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) will establish a central depot or distribution hub where small supermarkets may buy their regular stocks of agri-fishery products, including onions. The Philippine Association of Supermarkets, Inc. (PASI) will also provide a list of organic agricultural products which the DA will refer to interested suppliers, farmers’ groups, and producers.
The Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP) will provide the DA with a list of farm and fishery products and ingredients that hotels and restaurants require which farmers’ groups could supply on a regular basis.
The Katipunan ng mga Samahang Magsisibuyas ng Nueva Ecija (KASAMNE) committed to ensure a sustainable supply of onions. It will soon produce off-season yellow granex onions which will be planted beginning August and harvested by October through November to meet the demand during the Christmas season.
DA will lead a program to revive the country’s garlic industry and will also promote the production of local “Peking duck’’ to supply the requirements of Chinese restaurants.
With the Philippines’ fertile lands and other rich natural resources, Filipino farmers can produce agriculture products with the same quality and quantity as imported ones. Let us promote local products and help advance the nation’s agriculture industry and economy. Mabuhay!
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