TYPE
Inspiration
CONTRIBUTOR
Nueva Valencia, Guimaras
DATE PUBLISHED
August 12, 2020
LAST UPDATED
August 12, 2020 8:37 AM
Highlights
LGUs can partner with different suppliers to make deals with in order to increase food supply and ensure food security.
Overview
The municipality purchased the bangus produced by local fisher folks totaling to 18.4 tons and locally-raised hogs to help the marginalized fisher folks and hog raisers whose income and livelihood were affected by the crisis, giving them support in these difficult times. This is supplemented with a half sack of rice per family with the commitment of additional half sack as soon as the supply arrives. This is aside from the relief goods previously distributed. This endeavor helped 12,280 families in the municipality as well as local fisher folk and hog raisers.