Dear Bobit Avila,
I would like to share my insight on your question the other day about the need for an egg association in Bantayan Island. Before that, allow me to share. there are three main sectors in the farm food industry; the egg, broiler fresh chicken, and the hog. Of all three only the broiler industry has modernized, thus the supply and price of fresh chicken has been generally stable all year round even when there are storms or near calamities. They have built enclosed, bacteria-free farm buildings.
For majority of Bantayan's egg farms, they still use crude grass buildings that are similar to nipa huts. There are a lot of different farm owners, although they know each other, none of them are unified and in a cooperative. They say to use modern designed farms will give them a flimsy excuse to sell expensive eggs. Most of them have been farming for generations. They have lived a more than comfortable life. But why the mediocre mentality? The reality of the storms aftermath, I hope, gave an answer.
The same for the hog industry; majority has not modernized their buildings and systems, that is why there is plenty of imported pork. They have stopped being competitive in the international market, and legally, globalization is eating them. They do have an association but what I really know is that it is a drinking club among members. No real direction whatsoever. They are definitely not poor people, oh their pockets are fat like lard, cars as big as boars, and most of all, they love to squeal and cry like their hungry pigs that all to blame is always the government.
I hope this brings you insight.