P165-million farm, trading facility in Ilocos Sur starts operations

The Department of Agriculture (DA) recently inaugurated a P165-million food processing and trading center in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, aimed at improving economic conditions of tobacco farmers in the northern provinces of the Philippines.

Dubbed as the NTA Agri-Pinoy Tobacco Farmers Food Processing and Trading Center, the project is part of the commitment of the National Tobacco Administration to uplift the quality of life of tobacco farmers, by responding to the marketing needs of farmers by eliminating layers of middlemen both in buying agricultural inputs and in selling their products.