A national credit program for farmers is being pursued by the government to liberate them from loan sharks and increase their production.

The absence of credit programs in many parts of the country pushed farmers and fisherfolks to loan sharks and local traders who slap “atrocious” interest rates, hampering greater income for them, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said.

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