Sugar industry sets conditions for liberalization

By Eireene Jairee Gomez

Oct 08, 2019 12:19 am

THE local sugar industry may only allow the implementation of the proposed liberalization scheme, if the country’s sugar farmers will be given government support at the same level its major competitor Thailand provide for its farmers, particularly in terms of mechanization and research to improve productivity, a top official said.

Farmer Salustiano Mariano uses a knife to harvest sugar cane in Bacsil north, Ilocos Norte. File Photo

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