Sa sobrang bagsak ng presyo ng Kalabasa from P30 to P2 per kilo, halos wala nang halaga ang bunga nito.
Most of the farmers leave the Squash in the fields to rot while others give them away as the income is not even enough to cover the cost of labor.
Kahapon, while visiting an area in Rangayen, Alamada being prepared for the planting of Sorghum and Soybeans, nakita ko na ginawa na lang na patungan ang bunga ng Kalabasa ng kaldero na nilulutuan ng saging.
Ang saging na saba ay pang meryenda ng isang pamilya ng magsasaka na umaani ng naiwang kalabasa.
Ganyan kapait ang sinapit ng mga Kalabasa farmers.
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