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LGUs preparing food packs urged to buy local, use more fresh produce
Agriculture Secretary William Dar has urged local government units (LGUs) to incorporate fresh produce from local farmers into the food packs they distribute during the health emergency.
Dar emphasized that including fresh produce creates a win-win situation by providing a market for farmers and offering nutritionally beneficial food to consumers, which can help strengthen the immune system against COVID-19.
He highlighted that sourcing food supplies from the countryside can also help minimize movement between locations.
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita Program, is actively connecting LGUs in Metro Manila with farmer-producers nationwide to facilitate the logistics of food supply delivery and distribution.
The Kadiwa program offers two modes of distribution, either directly linking LGUs to producers for facilitated delivery or connecting them to identified drop-off points, with LGUs responsible for sorting and packing the items for household delivery.
The DA is prepared to assist Metro Manila LGUs in ensuring a stable food supply by encouraging them to source available supplies within their respective communities.
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