Philippines: Direct onion sales to stabilize prices

To meet the Philippine government's food security goals, the Department of Agriculture has announced that it will establish direct transportation links between onion growers and buyers. The ministry said this is part of efforts to improve logistics in the country's agricultural value chain led by President and Secretary of Agriculture Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. "In accordance with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to stabilize onion prices in retail markets and help growers increase their incomes, the Department of Agriculture, through the Agriculture Assistance Service, has and marketing, direct market coupling initiatives have been strengthened," the ministry said. According to the agency, this initiative will ...