DA vows continuous aid for garlic farmers
THE Department of Agriculture has vowed to continuously assist garlic farmers in the country through its different agribiz programs.
The DA made the commitment after it provided assistance to the Itbayat Garlic Producers Association from Batanes to transport through Kadiwa truck their produce of 600 kilograms of garlic at the DA Kadiwa Center in Quezon City last Sept. 14, 2022.
The DA-Regional Field Office (RFO) in Cagayan Valley assisted the Itbayat farmers in transporting their products from the Sual Port in Pangasinan to Metro Manila.
On the following day, the institutional buyers picked up the P78,000-worth of garlic they ordered through the DA-Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS).
The DA-AMAS also assisted different farmers’ cooperatives and associations for the delivery of 691.95 kilograms of garlic amounting to P72,786.25 from February to July 2022.
The Itbayat Garlic Producers Association of Itbayat, Batanes is a recipient of Enhanced Kadiwa Financial Grant (trading/working capital) amounting to Php500,000.00 in the last quarter of 2021.
Meanwhile, the DA-AMAS said that it offers market information, market linkage and product promotion, agribusiness promotion, and agribusiness development services for interested producers’ group, buyers, and partners.
The DA-AMAS can be reached through telephone numbers (632) 8920.2216, 8920.4072-73, 8920.4077, and 8926.8203 or email at [email protected].
