Explain ‘buying spree’ of farm gear, former DA chief told

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:52:07 +0000

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Former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol should explain the “buying spree” of farm equipment that reportedly turned out defective and left unused in some areas in the country, President Duterte said.

The President said he wanted to know if the Agriculture department consulted the farmers before purchasing the farm machineries that were supposed to enhance their agricultural production.

Duterte issued the directive after receiving complaints about some faulty farm equipment during the ABS-CBN program “Failon Ngayon” aired last Saturday night.

“I think we have to call Piñol to explain why they went to a buying spree for machineries that could not be used. Was there was a sufficient knowledge beforehand that itong mga machines would really fit what is required in the field. Did they consult the farmers of what the farmers need?” he said. “The machinery seemed to be not in harmony with its users,” he added.

He admitted that they initially did not see any problem in the farm machineries when purchased. “It is only after sinubukan ng mga tao they began to discover the inadequacy or the failure of the machineries,”
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