Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the government to establish more Kadiwa centers to bring agricultural products closer to consumers and subsequently lower food prices to more affordable levels.
“Para matugunan nang maayos ang problema sa mataas na presyo at kakulangan ng mga produktong pang-agrikultura, tulad ng sibuyas, kailangang mabigyan ng sapat na suporta ang mga magsasaka sa pamamagitan ng pagtatatag ng mas marami pang Kadiwa Centers,” said Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate ways and means committee and member of the Senate agriculture panel.
To further empower farmers, Gatchalian said the government should also extend the provision of subsidies such as the Fuel Discount for Farmers and Fisherfolk Program , which provides P3,000 in assistance to beneficiaries. “Is the government allowed to purchase from the farmers and then sell it? Yes, we should have enough budget for the government to do that. That is the Kadiwa intervention,” she added.
“I am not sure if anyone is willing to sell at P250 because if your production cost is double that [amount], are you willing to take the hit considering the shelf life [of the onion], you can [still] keep it and maybe wait for it to die down. You have that window. So it is not really going to work in the long term. Band aid solution talaga siya,” she added.“The government issues licenses to import.
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