Manila, July 10 -- The Department of Agriculture in the area (DA-13) said it has allocated PHP608 million for the construction of 35 farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in different provinces in the region to provide farmers more access to market centers. DA-13 Regional Executive Director Abel James I. Monteagudo, in a statement Thursday (July 9), underscored the importance of investing in infrastructure development to ensure food security and converting farming areas in the region into resilient communities. "Infrastructures like FMRs would improve logistics and linkages of production areas to the domestic and export markets," Monteagudo said. He said more areas in the region stand to benefit for more farm infrastructure funding through the agency...