ICYMI: The Bureau of Customs is hastening the possible donation of seized contraband onions to the Department of Agriculture and other agencies that “can better use” the high-value crops, prices of which have hit P600 a kilo in some public markets.
In September 2019, at the height of mobility restrictions imposed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DA launched its “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita” program.Being implemented in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the state-run Food Terminal Inc., Kadiwa is meant to establish a direct link between farmers and fisherfolk and consumers through outlets for agricultural produce.
“If the [recipient agencies] can attest that these are fit for human consumption then so much the better,” Ruiz said. “But these things are being expedited,” he said. “Considering that these are perishable, we cannot afford to sit on this matter.”
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