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BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – Despite heavy losses incurred due to onion diseases called pinkroot and bulb rot that affected their produce, onion farmers are not losing hope and won’t give up planting their precious crop.


Mayor Leocadio de Vera Jr. told The STAR that onions have been the lifeblood of more than 1,000 onion farmers who have made this town as the top onion producer in Pangasinan and even in Region 1.
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In fact, the disease has caused a decline in the Bayambang farmers’ produce by as much as 30 percent, resulting in some P39-million losses this year.

Mayor Leocadio de Vera Jr. told The STAR that the national government should address this problem soonest to alleviate the plight of farmers growing onions in about 650 hectares in 30 of the town’s 66 barangays.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096897 [AuthorName] => Eva Visperas [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan – Despite heavy losses incurred due to onion diseases called pinkroot and bulb rot that affected their produce, onion farmers are not losing hope and won’t give up planting their precious crop.


Mayor Leocadio de Vera Jr. told The STAR that onions have been the lifeblood of more than 1,000 onion farmers who have made this town as the top onion producer in Pangasinan and even in Region 1.
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In fact, the disease has caused a decline in the Bayambang farmers’ produce by as much as 30 percent, resulting in some P39-million losses this year.

Mayor Leocadio de Vera Jr. told The STAR that the national government should address this problem soonest to alleviate the plight of farmers growing onions in about 650 hectares in 30 of the town’s 66 barangays.
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