President Marcos mentions the success of Kadiwa stores and added that the government aims to boost local agricultural production and food security. #SONA2023
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00:00 In the past few months, we have seen the price of goods
00:04 being lowered in various sectors.
00:07 We have proven that we can lower the price of rice,
00:11 meat, fish, vegetables, and sugar.
00:14 The Kadiwa Store is a great help
00:17 that we have revived and launched.
00:20 The Kadiwa's goal is to empower farmers and buyers.
00:27 There is no other way to earn money.
00:30 There is no need to spend more.
00:33 It is good to earn money by farming.
00:36 It also saves the buyers.
00:39 Of the more than 7,000 Kadiwa stores in the Philippines,
00:44 1.8 million families benefited from the low price of goods.
00:50 In total, almost P700 million were sold
00:55 which gave livelihoods to more than 3,000 members
01:02 of the cooperative and association.
01:04 We have seen good results,
01:07 so we will continue to promote Kadiwa throughout the country.
01:11 Kadiwa has joined forces with government agencies
01:22 to strengthen Kadiwa.
01:26 We will support the whole sector of agriculture
01:29 and the local government.
01:32 Our aim is to boost our local agricultural production
01:36 through consolidation, modernization,
01:38 mechanization, and improvement of value change,
01:41 augmented by timely and calibrated importation as needed.
01:47 We have seen 2.2% increase in the sector of agriculture
01:51 in the first three months of this year.
01:55 In our quest for food security,
01:57 our methods are now more guided by science
02:01 and the balance of nature,
02:02 so that production is both sustainable and responsible,
02:06 benefiting both this and future generations.
02:10 Our fisheries codes must be revised
02:14 to incorporate and strengthen science-based analysis
02:17 and determination of fishing areas.
02:19 This approach will protect both the interests of our fisherfolk
02:23 and our fisheries and aquatic resources.
02:26 To this end, we will seek the support of Congress
02:29 to amend the code to guarantee sustainable development
02:33 of our fishery sector in harmony with environmental balance.
02:38 (Applause)
02:43 We will support farmers through farm and fisheries clustering
02:50 and livestock multiplier farms.
02:53 We have already targeted 300 clusters,
02:56 which are formed by almost 100 cooperatives,
02:59 and have an area of more than 200,000 hectares of land.
03:04 To speed up and facilitate the formation of cooperatives,
03:09 we will need the support of Congress
03:12 to amend the cooperative code.
03:15 Through this,
03:18 their production and market strength will gradually increase.
03:25 The saying is true,
03:27 "The stronger, the merrier."
03:30 We are expanding their knowledge on new technologies and methods.
03:36 Here, we are using bio-fertilizer,
03:40 made in the Philippines, and it is also testable and reliable.
03:43 With a balanced fertilizer strategy,
03:45 the harvest will be better.
03:49 They no longer need to rely on more expensive and imported fertilizers.
03:55 As a help...
03:56 (Applause)
03:59 As a help to farmers,
04:01 the government provided more than 28,000 new machinery
04:07 and equipment in different parts of the Philippines.
04:10 Under various programs of the Ministry of Agriculture,
04:15 the government provided more than 50 million bale of rice,
04:20 more than 1 million bale of corn,
04:23 and almost all bale of vegetables.
04:26 We provided more than 100,000 bale of corn
04:30 and planted almost 10,000 hectares of land in the country.
04:36 All these bales are new, hybrid, and of high quality.
04:41 As the price of gasoline and fat increased,
04:45 the fuel and fertilizer discount vouchers
04:50 that we provided to the poor farmers were brought down.
04:55 We immediately gave the donations we received from China.
05:03 One of the reasons for the price increase
05:06 is smugglers, hoarders,
05:10 and those who manipulate the price of agricultural products.
05:15 We are chasing them and we will hunt them down.
05:18 (Applause)
05:24 They are doing wrong things
05:27 and it does not match our good intentions.
05:31 They are committing fraud.
05:34 It is not only the farmers who are in danger,
05:37 but also us, the buyers.
05:40 That is why we will not allow this to happen.
05:44 These days are numbered for smugglers and hoarders.
05:48 (Applause)
05:55 Infrastructure is important
05:58 to support the 14 million hectares of land.
06:03 We set up the Geo Agri-Map
06:06 of farm-to-market roads throughout the country
06:09 to better support the farmers and their families.
06:14 We also provided water to the more than 49,000 hectares
06:19 of land in the Philippines.
06:22 We also provided water to the more than 49,000 hectares
06:28 of land in the Philippines.
06:30 We also built 4,000 additional fabrication labs,
06:37 production and cold storage facilities
06:40 that can be used by everyone.
06:42 With the help of the Congress, we were able to build
06:45 24 multi-species hatcheries
06:47 to increase the production of fish.
06:51 We were able to monitor the risk of diseases and pests
06:55 that can be found in crops and livestock.
06:59 We are about to have effective medicines
07:03 and vaccines against this.
07:05 Meanwhile, we are strengthening the biosecurity levels
07:08 of animals as a fight against disease.