Gov’t continuously building farm-to-market roads to help ensure sufficient supply, affordable food

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00:00As part of the government's broader push to improve the country's agriculture sector

00:05and uplift the lives of thousands of Filipino farmers,

00:08more than a thousand kilometers of farm-to-market roads have been constructed.

00:13These roads are seen as lifelines that connect remote farming communities to major trade centers.

00:19PTV's Clay Zilpardilia has the story.

00:24Ensuring a sufficient supply and affordable prices of food,

00:28that is one of the top priorities of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s administration.

00:34The national government is actively building farm-to-market roads that directly connect farmlands to public markets.

00:41Since President Marcos assumed office, 865 linear meters of bridges have been completed.

00:47A total of 1,162 kilometers of farm-to-market roads has been constructed.

00:54That's nearly the same distance from Metro Manila to Upper Ricagayat.

00:58Plus the stretch of the NCR all the way to Sorosugon.

01:01This includes farm-to-market roads in northern Mindanao, personally visited by the President.

01:07Gabi lang dito, ang mapulog-tuburan farm-to-market road at saka arch bridge

01:12na nakakahalagang na halos 71 milyong piso.

01:16Isang pruyento magpapabilis ng transportasyon at magbibigay ng mas malaking kita sa ating mga magsasaka.

01:24Sa buong riyon, nakapagtayo na tayo ng halos 70 kilometro ng farm-to-market road at mga tulay na tinatayang nasa 105 linyang metro.

01:38Napakinabangan na rin ito ng halos 16,000 pamilyang Pilipino.

01:43Farm-to-market roads are important.

01:46They make transporting goods faster and more efficient.

01:50That means food reaches consumers fresher.

01:53It also reduces transportation costs, helping bring down prices of goods.

01:58If we can reduce the travel time, it will definitely also reduce the fuel consumption.

02:04And it will benefit all travelers and also those that will transport.

02:11These roads and bridges also open up opportunities for communities, for businesses and jobs, to easier access to essential services.

02:20President Marcus Jr. also focused on delivering agriculture, machinery, and equipment.

02:26Around 50,000 farm tools and facilities have been distributed to farmers, cooperatives, and associations.

02:32One example is the rice drying machines given by the Department of Agriculture to the farmers in the Zamboanga Peninsula.

02:39This help prevent rice spoilage and improve grain quality, allowing farmers to sell their harvests at fair and decent prices.

02:48Another key initiative is the construction of cold storage facilities like the one in Alcala, Pangasinan.

02:54This serve as food warehouses to store surplus supply for release and distribution when consumer demand is high.

03:01Lahat na ito ay may isa lamang layunin.

03:04Tiyakin ang mas maraming ani, ang mas mataas na kita, mas maayos na buhay para sa ating mga magsasakah.

03:12Kaleizal Pordilia, Balitang pambansa.

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