“Kadiwa on Wheels” helps different towns of Abra by having cheap and highland vegetables available for the public.
The Department of Agriculture (DA)- Cordillera will deliver an additional 2.5 tons of fresh and cheap highland vegetables to Abra in the coming days to serve other municipalities after the recent devastating earthquake.
Aida Pagtan, chief of the Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Information Service (RAFIS), stated that the Agriculture Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) has decided to travel back to Abra with the “Kadiwa on Wheels.”
The “Kadiwa on Wheels” is a joint undertaking of the DA-Cordillera and the Agricultural Programs Coordinating Office of Abra, also with the assistance of the municipal agriculture offices. The concept of the Kadiwa was popularized during the time of late strongman President Ferdinand E. Marcosand was revived by Duterte.
Pagtan said that another batch of vegetables would be arriving on Saturday and hopefully on the succeeding days as well until all towns of Abra have been served by the “Kadiwa on Wheels” in order to bring low-priced agricultural products, especially to the calamity-stricken towns.
Last Friday’s trip served the towns of Tayum, Lagangilang, San Isidro, Pilar, Luba, and Villaviciosa.
“The supplies were not enough to cater to all,” Pagtan said in Ilocano.
Two trucks were rolled out by the regional office which brought assorted vegetables from the Benguet AgpiPinoy Trading Center in La Trinidad, Benguet to Abra that was sold at wholesale prices, which has the same prices as the trading facility.
Additionally, Pagtan also said that DA 1’s (Ilocos) “Kadiwa on Wheels” would also bring cheap assorted seafood. She said that the clamor for cheap products in Abra is high.
“They were even asking if we will have a permanent Kadiwa store where they can return to buy cheap products,” Pagtan shared.
The 2,666 kg. of assorted vegetables especially potato, bell pepper, Chinese cabbage, cabbage, sayote, cucumber, and lemon were all sold out last Friday.
Pagtan said that they also took note of the people’s needs and the possible assistance that can still be extended to the earthquake victims.
Because of how helpful the Kadiwa program is to the public, President Marcos Jr. said in his SONA he would continue with the Kadiwa program as it has been proven effective.
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