Manila, May 16 -- To cater to more farm producers and consumers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has expanded its partnership for the e-Kadiwa marketing initiative.

Agriculture Secretary William Dar signed a memorandum of agreement with eight new partners, including six merchants and two logistics providers for hassle-free food shopping as part of quarantine measures to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Farmshare Pime, Livegreen International Inc., Farmfetch Inc., Banwa Farms/ Cultigen Corp, RAM Foods Corp., and Ablayan Trading are now part of the newest digital scheme developed by DA which directly connects farmers and buyers, enabling an efficient value chain system for the sustainable supply of fresh and nutrit...