LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Gov. Melchor Diclas said
vegetable farmers whose crops are ready for harvest will be allowed to tend
their farms, This as farmers aired fear the enhanced community quarantine
imposed on Luzon will hamper the economic activities of farmers.
"It is about food
security," Diclas said as the national government required people to stay
in their homes.
A steady supply of
vegetables will be ensured, Diclas, a physician, said. "People of Benguet,
and the rest of the residents of Luzon need to boost their body resistance by
eating nutritious foods like vegetables."
Food production is among industries exempted
from work stoppages.
Benguet supplies at least
85% of the different vegetable market needs of the National Capital Region and
the rest of the country.
Diclas said vegetable
production should go on, but farmers have to practice safety health precautions
against COVID-19.
Diclas meanwhile ordered
a ban on entry and selling of chicken dung in Benguet to avert an avian flu
infection.
He said Benguet cannot
afford to have such infection as it deals with the COVID-19 threat.
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