Amid the searing heat, salt farmers of Dasol town in Pangasinan province gather salt water and place them into rectangular basins. Then, they would rake and collect the white crystalline mineral compound as it dries. | JMangaluzINQ
This initiative is part of efforts to help senators craft laws to revive the Philippine salt industry.
During the meeting, the farmers revealed that they only get one-third of the profits from the harvest because the rest of the shares would go to landowners and to other expenses such as production maintenance. It is likewise difficult to determine the exact average production and income because lots are being owned by different people and cultivated by various sets of farmers, they noted.which is roughly equal to 25 kilograms based on the standard metric system.
The farmers narrated that they start to prepare the fields from November-December and that salt harvesting season run from January to May – the only time that they are able to make money from it since their work during the preparation period are unpaid.
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