QUEZON CITY, Aug. 2 — The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to use the excess 2019 rice tariff collections for crop diversification and expanded crop insurance programs.
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 2 — The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to use the excess 2019 rice tariff collections for crop diversification and expanded crop insurance programs.
We have been encouraging rice farmers, particularly those tilling rainfed and marginal lands, to plant other crops that would generate bigger income, and more importantly instill in them the need to insure their crops, said Agriculture Secretary William Dar.
It is auspicious that we can pursue both initiatives using the excess tariff collections from imported rice, as provided under the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) or RA 11203, added the DA chief.
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