Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya – Farmers in the province have skipped their regular marketing tie-up activities with various partners in Metro Manila due to the growing threat of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Provincial Administrator Maybelle Blossom Dumlao-Sevillena said Nueva Vizcaya farmers are supposed to travel to Metro Manila to sell their products through the Farmers to Consumers (F2C) program.
“Due to the growing number of COVID 19 cases in Metro Manila, our F2C marketing venture was cancelled,” she said.
The F2C, which was forged with the Quezon City government and its Chamber of Commerce, started in 2014 and allows Nueva Vizcaya farmers to sell their products in Quezon City.
The pact has since benefited farmers of the province, as they have also expanded in other marketing areas.
Dumlao-Sevillena said that with the cancellation, the F2C farmers are now selling their products at the provincial capitol grounds in Bayombong town.
“Let us help our farmers who are now selling their products at the Basketball court within the provincial capitol,” she appealed.
Being sold are fruits and vegetables, souvenir items and processed foods, among others.
