DAVAO CITY – Mindanao is emerging as the country’s only hope for agriculture productivity following the dry spell and typhoon-spawned floods that have hit Luzon and the Visayas, Sen. Edgardo Angara said.
Angara, who arrived here Wednesday for the 6th Mindanao Food Conference, said the island, being relatively typhoon-free and with its abundant resources, has so much to offer in agriculture.
“Mindanao remains as the food basket of the country. It is our only hope for agriculture productivity. And that is why a lot needs to be done to improve agricul-ture in the South,” he said.
The government, according to Angara, should build more infrastructure to enable Mindanao farmers to bring their produce to the main commercial centers.
Angara said the construction of a railway that would link all parts of mainland Mindanao would also help cut the farmers’ production cost by making transport easily available.