What farm to market facilities do small farmers and fishermen needs and why? What would they missed out if this facilities were inadequate?
Answers
Farmers and fishermen need a good quality farm-to-market roads.
Road transport is important for both the farmers and the fishermen to sell their products.
Good quality of the farm-to-market roads will facilitate
If the roads transport is adequate, they will not miss the following
- Easy transport of the goods.
- Will prevent decay of goods thereby preventing losses.
- Will be a boost for the proper functioning of the vehicles.
- Will save time and energy for the farmers and the fishermen.
- Goods will be available for the people at a lesser cost.
According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), budget for farm-to-market roads (FMRs) increased a lot upto P12 billion from P5.2 billion last year.
FMRs improve the mobility of people, goods, and services and offers access to employment opportunities with basic social services like schools and health centers.
FMRs are considered as foundation for the modern agriculture said that FMRs provide market access to farmers, can then motivate the latter for plant.