date:Jun 24, 2019
Farmers from Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro province have sold almost 70 tons of local garlic harvested this year in only a matter of days. This could be a windfall for the more than 100 garlic growers in Lubang, compared with their earnings in previous years, said Tony Gerundio, Department of Agriculture (DA) director in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) region: Maybe [buyers just] didnt know that garlic is being produced [in Lubang]. Its just a matter of the right inform