The farmer cooperatives and associations contributed about P1.1 million of the sales or about 38.9 kilograms, followed by the Agribusiness and Marketing Division of DA 2 with 9,806 kilograms, and about 1,000 kilograms by other buyers.
Aquino said this move is DA's way of addressing over supply at the Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal following the dialogue with Manager Gilbert Cumila which resulted to the creation of the “Buying Rescue Program”.
Aquino immediately mobilized DA centers, FCAs and likewise sought the help of the local government units to come into rescue.
Early January, there was a call from farmers to help them dispose their products after their co-famers in Benguet and Ifugao had their bulk harvest, too, thus gave birth to the rescue program of the department. (GVB/PIA Region 2 with reports from Ferdiand Cortez of DA)
