The NTA Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita delivered 507.5 kilos of choice cut pork meat to the Department of Agriculture’s Kadiwa on Wheels in Napindan Covered Court, Brgy. Napindan, Taguig City on February 5.
According to NTA Administrator/CEO Robert Victor G. Seares Jr, the delivery of pork meat from the NTA slaughtering and meat processing facility in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, is in support of the government efforts through the DA to augment pork supply in the National Capital Region.
NTA coordinated with the DA Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service(DA-AMAS) for the retail selling of quality pork meat from the hog-raisers who are mostly farmers. Fish and vegetables direct from farmers were also sold at the Kadiwa on Wheels.
Baby ribs, lean meat, pork belly, and pork chop cuts from NTA Kadiwa were sold at P290 per kilo and mix bones and pata slice for P270.
Agriculture Secretary William Dar in his recent visit to the NTA slaughtering and meat processing facility in Narvacan directed NTA Kadiwa to expand its product coverage to NCR to help meet the high demand and help stabilize price.
The NTA Governing Board has approved the P10-million initial budgetary requirement for the commitment of the agency to deliver 52,000 kilos of pork to NCR through the DA Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service/Division (DA-AMAS) from second week of February to first week of March.
NTA Kadiwa purchases live hogs from ASF-free areas in Ilocos provinces and Abra to ensure safety of the consuming public.