Militant farmers group National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) stressed that the two-day Sugarcane Stakeholders Summit organized by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) that started yesterday should take a strong stand against the liberalization of the sugar industry as this would kill the industry.
Militant farmers group National Federation of Sugar Workers (NFSW) stressed that the two-day Sugarcane Stakeholders Summit organized by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) that started yesterday should take a strong stand against the liberalization of the sugar industry as this would kill the industry.
Among the NFSW members who aired their grievances at the Sugar Summit in the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Convention Hall were those from KAISAHAN-Batangas.
They said the more than 10,000 small planters and sugar field workers in the province were against liberalization of the industry as most sugarcane farms in Batangas are owned by the former.
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