Farmer's Market launched in Pagadian City

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (February 12, 2017) -- A Farmer's Market was launched on Sunday to provide farmers the venue to offer their products for sale.

The Farmer's Market is a joint project of the city and provincial governments in coordination with the Women Empowerment Movement-Rural Improvement Club (WEM-RIC).

City Press Bureau Officer Leah Agonoy on Sunday told the Philippines News Agency that the Farmer's Market, which is located at the City Plaza, will be opened every Sunday from 5 a.m. to 12 noon.

Agonoy said the Farmer's Market will showcase organic agricultural products not only of farmers from this city but to include those of the nearby municipalities of this province.

Agonoy urged residents of the province to patronize the products of the farmers, which are also sold at cheaper prices.

She said the launching of the Farmer's Market was conceptualized by Therence Pulmones, local WEM-RIC president, and Dumalinao municipal Mayor Sweet Cerilles, WEM-RIC provincial federation president, aimed to promote organic farming. (PNA)
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