Manila, April 13 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) assured on Monday the timely and intensified provision of interventions for farmers and fishers amid rising fuel costs and ongoing market disruptions.

Leading the response are fuel subsidies, expanded Kadiwa market linkages, truck deployments for hauling, and strengthened coordination with government agencies and private partners.

Just recently, the DA regional field office in the Cordillera Administrative Region deployed Kadiwa food trucks to help local farmers. It also accelerated market mapping to identify the most affected areas, extended financial aid to farmers, and initiated integrated farming systems to diversify livelihoods.

For fishers, the DA, through the Bureau of Fishe...