00:00Severe flooding in Cagayan has devastated the livelihood of corn farmers, damaging their crops and causing significant losses.
00:08To help address this, the Alcala Products Center was established to support the white corn industry by buying, processing, and marketing the corn, providing additional income for 133 local farmers.
00:20Through the Sagip Saka Act, the Department of Agriculture has been purchasing white corn from farmers and connecting them with market opportunities, increasing farm gate prices from 18 pesos to 25 pesos per kilo to 35 pesos.
00:37With the DA's assistance, farmers now have access to essential supplies like fertilizers, pesticides, and equipment, while the Alcala Cooperative uses a dehydrator to quickly dry corn during rainy weather.
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