DA regional offices are doing the rounds to check fertilizers being sold to farmers.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now making the rounds nationwide to prevent the selling of fake fertilizers to farmers. DA Under secretary-designate for consumer and political affairs Kristine Evangelista said the agency has received several reports about fake fertilizers that are being sold to agri-workers.
“Our regional offices are doing the rounds now checking all the areas kung saan po mayroong fertilizers (where they sell fertilizers)” Evangelista said
“Ang regional offices po natin ay tinitingnang mabuti ‘yung sources ng fertilizers to ensure na ‘yung mga binebentang fertilizer ay hindi peke” she added.
Evangelista also stated that the agriculture department has already raised the situation to the Food and Drug Administration.
“From then, we will look into how to regulate and to make sure na hindi po nakakarating ang mga pekeng fertilizer kasi kawawa naman po ang ating mga magsasaka. ‘Pag peke po ‘yan, hindi po mabisa, sayang po ang kanilang pera,” she said.
Farmers need fertilizers to increase their output. In order for plants to grow productively, they provide one or more of the chemical ingredients needed.
Evangelista and other DA representatives met with President and Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. last August 1 to talk about the steps that the DA will take to support farmers.
Marcos ordered the agricultural department to assist farmers in increasing the output of their crops so that the nation will have adequate supply of food.
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