Nestor Domenden, executive director of the Department of Agriculture in Region 1, announced that the multi-million intended for the region was aimed at attaining salt-sufficiency of the Philippines. Ilocos region is one of the top salt producers in the country.
“A problem would arise if the countries from where we import change their policy and won’t sell salt to us anymore. What will we do then?” he added. The initial projects are focused on the small scale salt production, helping the producers to have better storage, hygienic handling, marketing, and even laboratory tests, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 1 Officer-in-Charge Rosario Segundina Gaerlan.
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