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BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES — On Monday, the Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) reassured the public once more that highland agricultural products, like as carrots, will be plentiful and priced consistently.

“Maraming gulay at hindi bagsak ang presyo. Base sa monitoring natin, maganda ang selling prices sa mga nakaraang araw at hindi losing ang farmers natin “Dr. Cameron Odsey, regional director of the DA-CAR, said in a phone interview.

Odsey went on to say that the government is constantly putting in place measures to solve the long-standing problem of vegetable wastage and rotting by assisting in the marketing of the products through connections and market development, as well as assisting in their transportation.

According to him, the DA aids in the marketing, sale, transportation, and processing of agricultural products.

The DA has set aside funds for the construction of a structure to house processing equipment as well as the distribution of several delivery trucks to cooperatives and farmers’ associations for usage by members.

The DA added in a separate statement to the Baguio media on Monday that through the Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita, it has been assisting farmers in getting their produce to markets both within and outside the region.

According to the DA, 65,555 metric tons of agricultural produce worth PHP4,281,889 were sold through the Kadiwa between January and May this year.

Small vegetable producers without transport trucks are also given logistical support through farmer’s cooperatives and associations, according to the agency (FCAs).

“Through the Bayanihan II and regular funds, nine FCAs and six local government units (LGUs) have received PHP39.3 million for the procurement of delivery vehicles since last year,” it stated.

In 2021, at least 20 FCAs and one LGU would receive a total of PHP7.4 million in seed financing for the consolidation and marketing of their members’ agricultural produce.

The DA also helps cooperatives and farmers maintain long-term relationships with individual and institutional buyers of their products.

Farmers have also benefited from the Benguet AgriPinoy Trading Facility (BAPTC), a big trading center in the capital La Trinidad that was constructed with the help of the DA.

According to Odsey, there was no substantial increase in agricultural commodity traded volumes in the previous week, with a daily average of 240.75 metric tons.

A social media post about a carrot seller in Benguet who struggled to sell her carrots despite selling them for PHP10 per kilo went viral last week.

The vegetable was not sold, according to the director’s statement, because it came late in the afternoon and the buyers were searching for specified freshness and size features.

According to Odsey, the carrots were simply transferred to her on March 25 by another farmer since he had to return to his farm, according to an interview conducted by the DA-CAR marketing office with the seller who posted on social media, a certain “Ms. Agapito.”

“The farmer entrusted his produce to Ms. Agapito since he needed to return to the farm to bring another load of vegetables. As a result, the latter attempted to find a buyer at the same price until May 28, Saturday, but no one was interested. Ms. Agapito said that she decided to sell the carrots at a lesser price in Cabanao, Balili, La Trinidad to avoid spoiling their harvest because there were no sure purchasers for their remaining mixed carrots. For a faster sale, she used her Facebook account. “All of the remaining carrots were sold before 1 p.m.,” Odsey said.

“According to Odsey, Agapito added, “The majority of the buyers are those who saw my post on social media and passers-by.” According to the DA official, Agapito is grateful to all of the customers and those who helped sell the carrots online, which resulted in a total purchase less than an hour after they were posted.

According to Odsey, the anecdote about the “unsold carrots” demonstrated how entrepreneurial farmers are when it comes to selling their produce, avoiding spoilage, and maximizing profit.

He advised people to buy local products, notably food, to support farmers and the agri-fishery business.

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