THE Department of Agriculture (DA) 7 is encouraging the planting of high-value crops like okra but stressed that the region’s food security comes first.
Such initiative came after the country exported tons of okra to Japan in a bid to explore more market opportunities that can benefit the farmers.
“Okra is part of our lowland vegetable basket. We also distributed seedlings for that. However, those export-grade okras to Japan reached the point that their volume of production reached a certain level that made them able to export,” DA 7 Director Salvador Diputado said.
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