00:00To prevent agricultural products from going to waste and to help reduce post-harvest losses,
00:06President Ferdinand Marquez Jr. convened officials from the Department of Agriculture, or DA,
00:11to discuss measures that would enhance the sector's efficiency.
00:16One key solution is the establishment of post-harvest facilities to process and distribute farm-produced
00:24more effectively.
00:25According to DA Secretary Francisco Cholorell Jr., the government plans to build two megafood hubs.
00:33One will be in Clark-Pampanga, serving as a trading center for products from Northern Luzon,
00:38while the other one will be in Quezon Province, to accommodate goods from Southern Luzon.
00:44These hubs are aimed at improving logistics, reduce wastage, and boost farmers' incomes
00:51by ensuring better market access for their agricultural products.
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