A House leader is pursuing the institutionalization of the “Kadiwa” store project, which the Marcos administration is banking on heavily to keep prices of fresh produce and other food products down.
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman filed House Bill No.5601, which is the proposed Magna carta for agricultural workers and revitalized agriculture value chain of 2022.
In her proposed measure, Roman, chairperson of the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality, said Kadiwa will be institutionalized as the government arm that directly purchases produce from agricultural workers, ensuring a rate of return that would allow them to live comfortably and still have the possession to engage in a revitalized agriculture value chain.
“The value chain addresses supply chain gaps within the agriculture industry and develops an alternative market for domestically produced agricultural goods completely dedicated to maximizing the economic benefit of both producers and consumers,” noted the veteran solon. “We need to transform agriculture to a sustainable and diversified sector to ensure economic recovery, reduction of poverty, and food security,” Roman said, adding that without agriculture, there is no food.
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