In line with the standing order of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to enhance government support packages that will improve the lives of Filipino farmers and fishers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying market linkages through contract farming with hotels, restaurants, and other institutional buyers on the procurement of surplus harvests.

The program will be in the form of relevant assistance and interventions seen to facilitate the transport of produce to areas where these are in demand, with zero to minimal wastage and supply excess of agricultural goods.

A more efficient food mobilization strategy aimed at preventing oversupply of produce and loss of income for local farmers is among the main thrusts of the DA under the leadership of President Marcos, which will be realized through the distribution of delivery trucks and vegetable crates to more farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) and municipalities under the agency’s Enhanced #KADIWA Grant.

Full story at https://www.da.gov.ph/da-intensifies-market-linkages-as…/

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