The Department of Agriculture (DA) must be in contact with the assorted stakeholders within the trade to maneuver in the direction of a route that might be really helpful to the Filipinos, a pacesetter of a farmers’ group mentioned.
In an episode of The Mangahas Interviews (TMI), Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura’s (SINAG) chairperson Rosendo So was requested about potential options to make the company extra responsive.
“Communicate with our industry. ‘Yung ginagawa ng mga tao sa DA mukhang hindi pareho sa direksyo ng Pangulo, puro importation when the President said na local production,” So mentioned.
The SINAG chief mentioned importation won’t take the nation to the observe of boosting manufacturing as it’s hurting farmers who should compete with comparatively decrease costs of merchandise.
“Kung makita natin, ang rice ba nung lumaki yung import, dumami ba nagtanim dito sa ating bansa? Nabawasan, di ba?” he mentioned.
“Hindi yun ang solution talaga, kung importation lang ang solusyon hindi na magpapasok ang ating local industry. Like yung sa baboy for example, yung lowering of tariffs, yung mga malalaking players opt to import nalang kesa mag-finance kesa mag-expand sa local. Yun ang problema natin,” he added.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who at present sits as DA Secretary, must also have officers beneath him who will steer the division in the direction of his objectives of enhancing manufacturing.
In his journey to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, Marcos had pushed for a lift in productiveness in agriculture and fisheries, together with via climate-resilient applied sciences, and promote manufacturing even in non-agricultural areas akin to city and vertical farming, and neighborhood gardening for subsistence provide.
“The food from the toil of our own hands is the food that will most nourish our bodies,” Marcos had mentioned.
Watch this episode of TMI to seek out out extra in regards to the dialogue.—Sherylin Untalan/LDF, GMA Integrated News
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