BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO
DIFFUN, Quirino (May 30)—Under the “Walang Sayang Project” (WSP) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), a group of local farmers growing watermelons here was able to sell some 2.5 tons of their harvest.
Leah Pulido Ocampo, DTI Region 2 director, said watermelon grower Leah Prieto was able to establish partners from Bulacan and the National Capital Region benefitting nine other local farmers who work with her from Barangay Ricarte Sur in this town.
According to Prieto, they still have around 20 tons of watermelon set to be harvested in the coming weeks and that her group is looking for other interested buyers and resellers.
Ocampo said WSP with a theme Livelihood Enhancement and Harmonizing Government Interventions is an initiative that aims to enhance farmer’s productivity and competitiveness by harmonizing government interventions to address gaps in all value chain.