DTI bats for increase in agri investments

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Friday it was fast-tracking plans and eyeing more investments in agriculture and food production in light of the shortage of sugar and white onions. Trade Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba said that the Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP) has identified agriculture and food security as one of the priority clusters under the government's investment blueprint. "With the incentives, we will be in a better position to attract investors to modernize their plantations so as to increase their production," Aldaba told the Inquirer on the sidelines of the SGV Tax Symposium in Makati City when asked about how investments could address re...

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