Monday, December 03, 2007 Benguet to start veggie profiling
NEXT year, the actual volume of production and demand for vegetables grown in Benguet would be determined, which is expected to address the fluctuating vegetable prices.
Vegetable profiling has been proposed in a bid to balance the volume of supply and demand to help farmers' have a stable income.
Governor Nestor Fongwan said the profiling in the vegetable industry would start next year, aiming to balance the volume of vegetables produced vis-à-vis the demand in the market.
Fongwan said this would be one of the most practical ways to minimize price fluctuation, which is often caused by the unpredictable volume of agricultural crops produced.
"With the profiling, we would be able to match the volume of production with the volume of demand. In that case, we will be able to maintain stable prices," he said.
The scheme has also been identified as one of the means to remedy farmers’ problem on globalization.
The upsurge in the volume of vegetables delivered to the trading post leads to a decline in their costs while lack of agricultural supply burdens consumers due to the increase in prices. (JC)
