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Devt body vows food sufficiency in Mindanao

By Ruth Palo

The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has crafted a supplyand-demand system that would ensure food sufficiency in Mindanao.

The Mindanao Food supplies in areas where or “MinFood” program Piñol added that he had these are in short supply, aims to create a selfalready directed the he said. sustaining supply-andcrafting of the Mindanao demand chain given the food supply and demand Piñol cited Bukidnon’s realities brought by the map indicating the vegetables as an example coronavirus pandemic. products each province where its produce could produces in excess and be brought to Zamboanga MinDA Chairman where these were needed. del Norte or Surigao del Emmanuel Piñol said Norte. MinFood would also Some private and include the establishment business sectors that At the same time, of a food positioning support the program would sea products from these system for the Mindanao provide logistical support fishing provinces could be provinces. in repositioning the food repositioned in Bukidnon