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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is using the $24.5 million grant from the World Bank to promote the export of Philippine agricultural products and enhance the system for distributing fertilizers to eligible beneficiaries.
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the Technical Assistance for Sustainable Agriculture Transformation in the Philippines (TASAT) project would largely focus on increasing the global reach of local farm goods.
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“We provided a large budget from the grant for export promotion…about 50 percent of $24.5 million will go to their office,” said de Mesa, also the DA spokesperson.
