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"We cannot do farming without technical interns.
Labi and other technical interns in the region were earning 821 yen ($7.70) per hour as of September, the minimum wage for Nagano Prefecture at that time.
"I saw a lot of former technical interns working hard for their farms after returning to Benguet.
Around 50 Benguet technical interns are sent to the region every year.
Now those Benguet vegetables fetch prices up to 1.5 times higher than those sold in the capital's market, he added.