MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it has distributed 60,000 ube planting materials to farmers in Leyte and Bohol as part of efforts to expand the country’s purple yam industry.
Led by the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), the DA said this initiative aims to increase production of the root crop and improve farmers’ incomes, especially as ube continues to grow in both domestic and international markets.
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The P2.6 million project covered 900 farmers organized into more than 60 farmer groups across key ube-producing areas in the Visayas, with beneficiaries in Bohol located in the towns of Dagohoy, San Isidro, Lila, Cortes and Albuquerque.FEATURED STORIES
