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Director Ricardo Cachuela of the Bureau of Post Harvest Research and Extension, said direct market access eliminates the trading layers that jack up the cost of basic food stuff. 


Cachuela said "providing subsidies for farmers to help boost their productivity is also among the priorities of the DA."


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Melchor blurted out the idea during a press conference here  recently presided by Philip Morris Philippines managing director Chris Nelson and Administrator Carlitos Encarnacion of the National Tobacco administration. 


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BENGUET GOVERNOR BORROMEO MELCHOR

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Director Ricardo Cachuela of the Bureau of Post Harvest Research and Extension, said direct market access eliminates the trading layers that jack up the cost of basic food stuff. 


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Farmers need market access more than subsidy

By Marianne V. Go | March 30, 2007 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture (DA) believes that farmers need to establish direct linkages and expand their access to retail markets, rather than rely on government subsidy to boost their incomes. Director...

Business

Benguet farmers urged to switch to tobacco

By Teddy Molina | May 29, 2005 - 12:00am

ITOGON, Benguet – Plant tobacco in place of marijuana? It may take a lot of convincing for growers of the prohibited grass to make the shift, but Benguet Governor Borromeo Melchor appears hell-bent in pursuing...

Agriculture