In the News: Farmers fear dumping of cheap vegetables in RP
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Associations of farmers and local government units in this vegetable-producing province and local governments were alerted on reports that the national government has entered into bilateral agreements and treaties on the trading of agricultural products.
These agreements could result in disadvantages to the local agriculture sector, especially in this province where vegetable farming is a major source of income.
An expert tapped by the provincial government to monitor trading of vegetables in Metro Manila said that while there was no smuggling of vegetables in the country over the past few months, bilateral trade agreements were signed by the national government with foreign countries. These deals might eventually kill the vegetable industry, the expert said.
