The Department of Agriculture will meet regularly with traders to stabilize the supply and prices of vegetables and other food commodities for the benefit of both farmers and consumers.
This was arrived at during a July 17 consultative meeting, chaired by DA assistant secretary Dante Delima (left), with Divisoria-based Vegetable Importers, Exporters and Vendors Association of the Philippines (VIEVAP), at the DA central office in Quezon City. Also shown (from left) are VIEVAP president Leah Cruz, DA technical adviser Teresa Saniano, and Land Bank of the Philippines board director Victor Gerardo Bulatao. (Photo by Kathrino Resurreccion, DA-Information Service)