Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (right) and world-acclaimed singer-actress Ms. Lea Salonga, who also serves as an Ambassador of Goodwill of the United Nations’ Food Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO), partake of saba (cardaba banana) and other major staples, during the World Food Day celebration held over the weekend at the Quezon City Elliptical Circle. The Aquino administration through the Department of Agriculture is implementing a national food staple sufficiency program to promote the increased production and consumption of traditional major staples like white corn grits (bigas-mais), saba, sweet potato (camote), cassava (kamoteng kahoy), taro (gabi), and adlai (Job’s tears). With them (from left) are: Dr. Jacqueline Badcock, UN resident coordinator and UN Development Program resident epresentative;Stephen Anderson, UN World Food Program country director and representative; and Kazuyuki Tsurumi (partly hidden), UN-FAO representative in the Philippines. (DA-IS/RJB/JCP-PIA NCR) |
