SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture in Region 1 has readied a 100-hectare farm in Agoo, La Union as pilot area for the Community Hybrid Rice Farming Project in the Ilocos region.
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Agriculture in Region 1 has readied a 100-hectare farm in Agoo, La Union as pilot area for the Community Hybrid Rice Farming Project in the Ilocos region.
The 100-hectare model farm was provided through consolidation by the DA Regional Field Office 1 (RFO1) while pushing forward the concept of farm clustering as a vital tool in leveling up agricultural productivity in the country.
A total of 185 farmer-individuals three farmer associations in Barangay Sta Maria, Sta. Fe and San Jose, all in Agoo, La Union were convened by the DA, and they agreed to cluster their farms for a Community Hybrid Rice Farming Project.
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