'The government should provide financial incentives or subsidies to help our farmers grow more onions and lower the cost of production.'
Caritas Philippines issued a statement Monday calling on the Department of Agriculture to help farmers increase onion production at less costs in a bid to lower their prices in the market.
“This will make them more competitive with producers from other countries, who are already receiving large subsidies and other forms of support from their government,” he said. “Another thing that can be looked into is infrastructural investments that would improve the productivity and efficiency of onion farms,” Bagaforo said.
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