THE government’s “import-oriented policy” on agricultural products and neglect of the agriculture sector are the reasons why the prices of farm products remain high, Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday.

Marcos, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, said the heavy dependence of government on imported agricultural goods pushed up the prices of agricultural products in the country.

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