date:May 25, 2020
ent of the total consumption for garlic. Meanwhile, for onions, Dar said the Philippines produces about 85 percent maximum based on our consumption.
Poe then asked the agriculture chief about his plan to remedy the shortage.
What we will do for onions would be to elevate the level from 85 to now targeting another 10 (to) 15 percent so that there is still a possibility of increasing the hectarage, including the productivity per unit area of onions here in the country, Dar said.
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