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To: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Stand with Filipino Farmers: End Import Dependence Now!
Stop the band-aid solutions to rising rice and agricultural produce prices. Target the lack of transparent data on export and imports, limit the amount of imports, and subsidize the farmers for they need to reduce the cost of production.
Farmers today face losses due to the sheer amount of imports that even creates a surplus and prevents farmers from selling at a price that may earn them money or even sell their inventory. The tariffication law, rather than help the rice farmers, had backlashed due to the high production costs of Filipino farmers due to high production cost which can be traced to low subsidization, low production capability, lack of modern equipment, and lack of proper storage and post-harvest facilities. The Philippines imports more than the demand, thus the Filipino farmers have to sacrifice their efforts as their produce would not make profit nor sell.
Farmers today face losses due to the sheer amount of imports that even creates a surplus and prevents farmers from selling at a price that may earn them money or even sell their inventory. The tariffication law, rather than help the rice farmers, had backlashed due to the high production costs of Filipino farmers due to high production cost which can be traced to low subsidization, low production capability, lack of modern equipment, and lack of proper storage and post-harvest facilities. The Philippines imports more than the demand, thus the Filipino farmers have to sacrifice their efforts as their produce would not make profit nor sell.
Why is this important?
Filipino farmers are the backbone of the country. Our country has long since been an agricultural country yet today, we lag behind most countries in terms of production, development, growth, and exports. For years, support on the agricultural sector have been lacking and Filipino farmers have been experiencing poverty. It is up to us to call out those who are accountable and vote for Filipinos who truly show care for the welfare of our farmers. We must prevent exploitation and abuse of our farmers through finding the root causes of their problems in price and production.