Prior to COVID-19 pandemic, the agriculture and fisheries sector in the Philippines had been “stagnating.” The pandemic came in like a strong wave, hit the sector, and pushed it further from the shore—far from possible recovery.
“Under the pandemic, agriculture has been weakened further by transport and logistical breakdowns, aimless import liberalization, lack of health facilities to contain the virus spread, and poor distribution of amelioration assistance to the rural masses,” a group of agriculture and fisheries organizations said.
The statement was released by the Bayanihan sa Agrikultura, Federation of Free Farmers (FFF), Alyansa sa Agrikultura, Coalition for Agriculture and Modernization in the Philippines (CAMP) and Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI).
“We demand a reversal of this situation,” the groups said.
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