DA builds up plan to export Mindanao veggies to Singapore

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has said it is ramping up efforts to develop the vegetable areas in Mindanao, particularly in Bukidnon, as the agency is exploring possibilities to export local vegetables to Singapore.

In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the DA is flexing more muscles to boost vegetable production in the four mountain towns of Bukidnon — Impasugong, Talakag, Sumilao and Lantapan (Imtasula), the country’s newly-identified alternative source of vegetable supplies.