To realize the administration’s food security targets, the Department of Agriculture-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) has announced it will secure direct transportation links between onion growers and buyers. The DA said this is part of efforts to improve the logistics in the country’s agricultural value chain under the leadership of President and concurrent Agriculture chief Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
“In line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to stabilize the prices of onion in the retail markets and help farmers increase their income, the Department of Agriculture, through the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service, has strengthened its direct market linkage initiatives,” the DA said.
The agency said the initiative is set to benefit both the market vendors and institutional buyers. The DA added it is also working closely with its regional counterparts to address problems with transportation. This included the utilization of Kadiwa delivery trucks to help farmers with the logistics.
Source: pna.gov.ph