BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte — Officials of the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) met with onion and garlic experts of a state university here on Tuesday to discuss the establishment of an Onion and Garlic Research and Development Center to elevate the status of the local products and make them globally competitive.
BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte — Officials of the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) met with onion and garlic experts of a state university here on Tuesday to discuss the establishment of an Onion and Garlic Research and Development Center to elevate the status of the local products and make them globally competitive.
In a meeting held at the Mariano Marcos State University’s (MMSU) Ferdinand E. Marcos conference hall, Joel Lalas, chief of DA-BAR’s Program Development Division, said it is high time to address the industry needs and gaps of both crops amid the unabated influx of poor quality onion and garlic products from nearby countries.
The surge of the produce has adversely affected the local farmers in Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur, two top producers of onion and garlic in the country, Lalas said.
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