Legislative Agenda #10! Our Food Production Must Be Nutrition-Based, Market-Guided

“What kind of food do Filipinos prefer to eat, what kind of food should they eat based on nutritional requirements, where do we produce it and how long could our resources support the production?”
Early on in my 3-year stint as Agriculture Secretary, I asked the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) to conduct a study which would determine the food eating habits of Filipinos and the kind of food that they should be eating.
The National Food Consumption Quantification Study (NFCQS) was funded by the UN-FAO and completed shortly after I resigned from the Department of Agriculture in mid-2019.
This could now be used as a guide on what kind of food should our farmers produce based on the demands of the market and the nutritional needs of our people.
To implement this, we need the Food Terminal Inc. which would guide farmers on what to plant and buy their produce with a guaranteed support price.
Ang mangyayari dito ay parang Contract Growing dahil FTI ang magsasabi kung anong produkto ang dapat itanim ng mga magsasaka and kung magkano ang buying price.
Through this, we will ensure that our farmers will not be throwing away excess production during peak harvest season while the Filipino people will have access to nutritious and healthy food.
#GovernanceIsCommonSense!
#KungGustoMaramingParaan!