QUEZON CITY, Jan. 23–The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued a stronger and more streamlined monitoring and evaluation scheme for both locally-produced and imported onions and garlic to ensure adequate supply, consumer safety, and stabilize prices.
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 23–The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued a stronger and more streamlined monitoring and evaluation scheme for both locally-produced and imported onions and garlic to ensure adequate supply, consumer safety, and stabilize prices.
Onion and garlic are major spices that make our meals distinctly Filipino, said agriculture secretary William Dar. Thus, we should ensure their adequate supply year-round by increasing local production, establishing more storage facilities, and balancing imports during the off-season to attain stable supply and prices, the DA chief added.
That’s the aim of DA Administrative Order No. 2-2020, which we issued on January 3, 2020, he emphasized.
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