Author: DA Communications Group | 24 April 2020<\/div>\n
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Given the \u2018new normal\u2019 scenario, the Department of Agriculture (DA) from hereon will partner strongly with the private sector, particularly with agribusiness conglomerates like San Miguel Corporation (SMC) that committed to buy various products from farmers and fishers to ensure the steady supply of adequate, accessible and affordable food for consumers in Metro Manila and other urban centers nationwide.<\/p>\n
In a telephone conversation, Agriculture Secretary William Dar thanked SMC President and COO Ramon S. Ang for its commitment to continuously buy various farm products to help both farmers and consumers during this Covid-19 crisis, and to invest further in agriculture to create more jobs in the countryside.<\/p>\n
SMC said it will buy initially 4,000 metric tons of corn directly from farmers to produce feed for over seven million broilers. It will also buy rice, cassava, sweet potato, coconut oil, and other farm products at premium prices.<\/p>\n
For his part, Mr. Ang said \u201cagriculture is the fastest and cheapest way to create jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIndeed, we could not agree more to Mr. Ang\u2019s conviction that the agriculture sector is the fastest and cheapest creator of jobs and livelihood opportunities. It is cheapest because investments are put into a seamless chain of food production and consumption. In other words, walang tapon,\u201d Secretary Dar said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFood is essential at all times, much more during this war against COVID-19. While we intensify our efforts to boost production, we also want to ensure that the produce is sold at fair market prices. And along the way, we involve workers in the agri-fishery sector to provide them with sustainable livelihood,\u201d secretary Dar said.<\/p>\n
For the DA-SMC partnership, Secretary Dar designated DA undersecretary for operations Ariel Cayanan to lead a composite team that will coordinate with Susan Yu, vice president and head of SMC procurement, who was designated by Mr. Ang.<\/p>\n
The SMC also offered strategic Petron gas stations in Metro Manila to host the DA\u2019s Kadiwa rolling stores that sell fresh agri-fishery produce bought directly from farmers and fishers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we meet partners who are genuinely willing to help us through our goal of food security, the job becomes a lot easier as we reach out to more of our stakeholders. This is the start of a stronger, expansive institutional partnership,\u201d Dar said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe DA remains open to all avenues which will elevate food security in the country while uplifting the welfare farmers and fishers, and benefit consumers,\u201d the DA chief added.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the workers in the agri-fishery sector, maraming, maraming salamat po sa lahat nang tumutulong para makamit natin ang kasapatan ng pagkain sa Pilipinas,\u201d he concluded. ### (Myriam Layaoen, DA StratComms)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Author: DA Communications Group | 24 April 2020 Given the \u2018new normal\u2019 scenario, the Department of Agriculture (DA) from hereon will partner strongly with the private sector, particularly with agribusiness conglomerates like San Miguel Corporation (SMC) that committed to buy various products from farmers and fishers to ensure the steady supply of adequate, accessible continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13565,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[466,465],"class_list":["post-13562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-da-smc-partnership","tag-san-miguel-corporation"],"yoast_head":"\nDA, SMC solidify partnership to ensure food supply, create more jobs in the countryside - 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