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New strategy to cut wheat dependence
Vegetable-based flour will be mass produced in a bid to lessen the country's dependence on imported wheat, a top official said.
- By Gilbert Felongco, Correspondent
- Published: 00:07 August 7, 2008
Manila: Vegetable-based flour will be mass produced in a bid to lessen the country's dependence on imported wheat, a top official said.
President Gloria Arroyo had ordered the purchase of equipment needed for the initiative, Press Secretary Jesus Dureza announced during a meeting.
Officials propose to utilise crops like squash and cassava to provide an alternative to wheat flour.
"We can produce flour out of indigenous materials and mix it with [wheat] flour," said Cerge Remonde, the chief of the Presidential Management Staff.
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