THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has remained firm that its emergency procurement for fertilizer followed the law to the letter and pointed out that its purchase caused retail prices of the farm input to go down.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has remained firm that its emergency procurement for fertilizer followed the law to the letter and pointed out that its purchase caused retail prices of the farm input to go down.
This was the answer of the DA amid allegations that its negotiated procurement for its fertilizer project for rice farmers is overpriced compared to prevailing retail prices of urea.
Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar explained that they were able to procure over 1.8 million bags of fertilizer at a cheaper price compared to national average retail prices and below their set approved budget for the contract (ABC).
See full article at Business Mirror
