The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it allotted P1.5 billion from its national rice program budget to help Filipino rice farmers affected by the implementation of a law that removed the quantitative restriction on the staple.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it allotted P1.5 billion from its national rice program budget to help Filipino rice farmers affected by the implementation of a law that removed the quantitative restriction on the staple.
The DA said the supplemental budget will be used for the fertilizer program that will be carried out simultaneously with the P10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).
The RCEF, which was created by Republic Act (RA) 11203, allots P5 billion for rice farm equipment, P3 billion for seed development, P1 billion for credit and another P1 billion for extension service.
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