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Marcos eyes more cold storage facilities to prevent post-harvest losses

Published Apr 23, 2024 08:59 am

The Marcos administration is targeting to procure some 600 solar-powered containerized cold storage units to stop the post-harvest losses of farmers and fisherfolk and regulate the prices of produce despite weather disturbances.

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President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office)

President Marcos met with farmers and fisherfolks during the Town Hall consultation in Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, April 23.

He said there would be additional five cold storage units next year that will not only be used for onions, but also for fish and other kinds of farm produce.

“Iyon ang aming gagawin para pagandahin ang supply at hindi masyadong pabigla-bigla ang presyo ng hindi lamang sibuyas. Gaya ng sabi ko, iba’t ibang gulay pati isda. Lahat pwede natin gamitin ang cold storage (That’s what we’re going to do to improve the supply and regulate the prices, not only of onions. As I said, all kinds of vegetables, not only fish. We can use cold storage for all),” he added.

The Chief Executive explained that if there is a surplus of supply, the prices of goods will also go down.

“Pag may cold storage tayo, hindi na kailangan ipagbili kaagad. Kung anuman lang ang kailangan, ano ‘yung demand (If we have a cold storage, there’s no need to sell everything immediately. We will release what’s only needed or in demand),” he said.

This also benefits consumers because the prices will be regulated whether it’s sunny or rainy, and even during extreme climate conditions such as El Niño.

“Lahat kung anuman ang sitwasyon more or less hindi masyadong nagbabago parang hindi nahihirapan iyong ating mga household (Whatever the situation is, more or less, the prices will not change so our households will not suffer),” the President said.

He revealed that the cold storage units will not only be placed in Mindoro provinces, which have been suffering the most from the impact of El Niño, but that his administration has already identified provinces for the storage units.

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said that the government is set to build two cold storage units in San Jose and Magsaysay in Occidental Mindoro.

Each of the cold storage unit will have a capacity of 1,400 tons.

Marcos also disclosed that five more storage units, which are bigger, will be delivered soon.

The President visited Occidental Mindoro to inspect the El Niño-affected farmlands, attend the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair and Kadiwa ng Pangulo, distribute various government assistance, and attend the situation briefing on the effects of El Niño.

According to the DA, the damage and losses incurred by the agriculture sector due to the El Niño phenomenon has already reached P3.94 billion.

This translates to 66,065 hectares of farmland that that have been affected, equivalent to 162,793 metric tons of production volume.

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