“Walang Iwanan.”
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has just
decided that they will buy more local produce fin the country to supply raw
materials for its food products, rom farmers to sustain income and ensure food
production while the enhanced community quarantine is in effect.
SMC is looking to trade with more
farmers in the country to supply raw materials for its food products, help
sustain farm incomes in the countryside, and secure food supply.
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“We are looking for ways to be able to tap more farmers for rice production, corn, cassava, coconut oil, pork, chicken, among others,” said SMC President Ramon S. Ang.
“Through this,
we hope to be able to support the livelihood of our farmers and secure our
future supply of food.”
Ang explains that his company’s initiative would not only provide sure income to the farmers but also to the web of players involved from processing to shipping.
As per SMC, it has bought cassava
from over 17,000 farmers nationwide through 130 assemblers.
“We want to make sure that farmers
will directly benefit. It’s not only people in Metro Manila who are in need of
help but our kababayans in the provinces including our farmers,” said Ang.
“Our local
farmers have long been a major part of San Miguel’s supply chain. We source
many of the raw materials for a lot of our products from them. They are even
more important and critical now, especially given the tight competition for
products in the global market,” Ang adds.
SMC expects the farmers will be more enticed to plant more and assures them that there will be a ready market for their produce.
“Right now, we have more than enough
inventory for our present needs, up to over six months. But we will still buy
their produce, so we can further ensure supply. This will also allow us to
start preparing for the succeeding months,” he said.
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