EDITORIAL - Where’s the cold chain? Among the measures mentioned were drastic reductions in the number of middlemen from farm to market as well as an expansion in cold chain facilities. This food waste can be avoided and supply and prices of agricultural commodities can be stabilized if cold chain facilities become widely available, as committed by the administration. Expanding the cold chain shouldn’t prove as complicated as delivering on the campaign promise of rice at P20 a kilo in regular rather than heavily subsidized retail pricing. There are other factors behind better agricultural production in neighboring countries, but cold chain facilities are among them.

Source: Philippine Star February 26, 2026 02:31 UTC