Two proposals to determine an Onion Research Institute as a part of efforts to handle the dearth provide of onions within the nation have been raised within the Lower House, Tina Panganiban-Perez reported on “Saksi.”
The payments have been filed by Nueva Ecija Rep. Mikaela Angela B. Suansing (1st disrict) and Nueva Ecija Rep. Rosanna Vergara (third district).
According to info on the Onion Self-Sufficiency Ratio disclosed through the listening to performed by the House Committee on Agriculture and Food, the nation’s effectivity price was at 107% in 2011.
However, after 10 years the determine dropped to 68% and among the many elements thought-about for the decline is the military worms infestation in 2016 and 2018.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported that in 2019, 54% of the availability of onions within the nation come from Nueva Ecija.
However, there was a lower within the space for onion plantation.
Vergara supplied info that from about 2,300 hectares in 2019 there are actually solely about 1,400 hectares left in 2020.
“Ang produksyon ng sibuyas sa Nueva Ecija ay nanganganib,” Vergara mentioned.
Among the elements she talked about are: importation, smuggling, hoarding, pest infestation, local weather change.
“The timing of the importation is what causes the farm gate prices of the sibuyas to drop,” she added.
Suansing, in the meantime, mentioned the nation’s self-sufficiency has decreased attributable to restricted and lack of assist from the federal government.
Among the proposals is to declare Bongabon city in Nueva Ecija because the “Onion Capital of the Philippines.”
“Ito po kasing onion industry natin, lalo na dito po sa bayan po, bumaba po because of the cost of production,” mentioned Bongabon Mayor Ric Padilla.
He additionally instructed that the federal government purchase the merchandise instantly from the farmers as a part of efforts to stabilize the worth of onions and never depend on middlemen.
The Bureau of Plant Industry additionally mentioned there’s a want to handle the lack of revenue of onion farmers attributable to unhealthy climate, mishandling, and lack of chilly storage facility.
Meanwhile, the DA has additionally provided a program aimed toward serving to farmers.
In a press release, the DA mentioned the Optimization and Resiliency In the Onion Industry Network or ORION was established “to support, and increase production and income of onion stakeholders of the country.”
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food has organized a technical working group to merge the 2 proposed payments, collect feedback and proposals from completely different sectors. — BAP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
