MANILA, Philippines. The Philippines should set aside its importation plans and instead focus on reinvigorating the local agriculture sector especially at a time when the global market has become unreliable and expensive.
MANILA, Philippines The Philippines should set aside its importation plans and instead focus on reinvigorating the local agriculture sector especially at a time when the global market has become unreliable and expensive.
Agriculture group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) called on the government to plan, fund and plant as a response to the warning issued by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization of a possible food crisis as countries impose national measures amid the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.
I think we are the only country that believes in the unli-import mindset. Self-sufficiency is the only way that we can ensure domestic food supply. The global market is ultimately protectionist, unreliable and way too expensive, Sinag chair Rosendo So said.
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