date:Jan 25, 2019
Japanese officials are visiting Ilocos Norte on the Philippines, intent on revitalizing the garlic industry there.
Led by Harumi Yamamoto, mayor of Takko in Japan, the consultative dialogue aims to strengthen agricultural cooperation, particularly on improving garlic production. This was said in a statement by Edwin Cario, head of the Sustainable and Development Office under the Ilocos Norte government, on Wednesday.
All provincial leaders, Mariano Marcos State University officials, local chie