Agriculture stakeholders ask the government to deploy fiscal stimulus to save the sector, as the pandemic cripples supply chains in the country. COVID19PH
AGRICULTURE. A farmer dries his produce. File photo by Albert Victoria/Rappler
The PSA noted that lower output in crops and fisheries dragged down the sector amid the implementation of the"What contributed to the downturn was towards the end of the 1st quarter when crops are just beginning to be harvested and the effect of [the] start of ECQ," Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food president Danilo Fausto said.
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