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THE government aims to decongest food distribution in Metro Manila by redirecting some deliveries through Clark and other potential hubs, a Department of Trade (DoTr) official said.
During an interview with The Manila Times, Trade Undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco said the three-year food logistics plan could revolutionize the country’s food distribution system.
Pacheco said consumers worry about high food prices “because there’s inefficiency in the system.”
TRADE TALK Trade Undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco (right) talks about the Internet Transactions Act and the government’s three-year food logistics agenda with The Manila Times Business columnist Ben Kritz and trade reporter Janine Alexis Miguel inside the TMT Newsroom on July 12, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
The plan includes the digitalization of food terminals, streamlining the process, and reducing costs by linking buyers directly to suppliers through information technology solutions.
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Pacheco said food deliveries pass through reaching the market.
“Once you get it from the farm, how many traders you’re passing it on? So that part is what we’re trying to do under the food logistics agenda by making it more efficient,” she said.
The plan incorporates six strategies, with the primary focus on reducing wastage and high food prices.
Pacheco said one of the initiatives is the establishment of a national food hub in Clark, Pampanga, that will serve as a central point for produce from various regions like Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Benguet and Quezon.
Trade Undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco (right) talks about the Internet Transactions Act and the government’s three-year food logistics agenda with The Manila Times Business columnist Ben Kritz and Trade reporter Janine Alexis Miguel inside the TMT Newsroom on July 12, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
Trade Undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco (right) talks about the Internet Transactions Act and the government’s three-year food logistics agenda with The Manila Times Business columnist Ben Kritz and Trade reporter Janine Alexis Miguel inside the TMT Newsroom on July 12, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
Trade Undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco (right) talks about the Internet Transactions Act and the government’s three-year food logistics agenda with The Manila Times Business columnist Ben Kritz and Trade reporter Janine Alexis Miguel inside the TMT Newsroom on July 12, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
Trade Undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco (right) talks about the Internet Transactions Act and the government’s three-year food logistics agenda with The Manila Times Business columnist Ben Kritz and Trade reporter Janine Alexis Miguel inside the TMT Newsroom on July 12, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
Trade Undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco (right) talks about the Internet Transactions Act and the government’s three-year food logistics agenda with The Manila Times Business columnist Ben Kritz and Trade reporter Janine Alexis Miguel inside the TMT Newsroom on July 12, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
Trade Undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco (right) talks about the Internet Transactions Act and the government’s three-year food logistics agenda with The Manila Times Business columnist Ben Kritz and Trade reporter Janine Alexis Miguel inside the TMT Newsroom on July 12, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
Trade Undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco (right) talks about the Internet Transactions Act and the government’s three-year food logistics agenda with The Manila Times Business columnist Ben Kritz and Trade reporter Janine Alexis Miguel inside the TMT Newsroom on July 12, 2024. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN
“It will decongest Manila, [and] let’s just do it in Clark, so all the buyers can go to Clark,” she said.
On Friday, a memorandum of agreement was signed between the Clark International Airport Corp., Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Public Private Partnership Center for technical advisory services to set up the National Food Hub.
The ADB will provide market-facing transaction advisory services and technical assistance.
Pacheco said there also are plans to expand the food hub to include Cebu and Davao.
The three-year agenda forms part of a broader 10-year food logistics strategy developed by the Department of Agriculture.
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