BATAC CITY — Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar on Friday called on the leaders of the Ilocos Agriculture, Aquatic and Resources Research and Development Consortium (ILAARRDEC) in this city to implement the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program (RCEP) in the Ilocos region to ease the adverse impact of rice imports on local rice farmers.
BATAC CITY — Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar on Friday called on the leaders of the Ilocos Agriculture, Aquatic and Resources Research and Development Consortium (ILAARRDEC) in this city to implement the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Program (RCEP) in the Ilocos region to ease the adverse impact of rice imports on local rice farmers.
The ILAARRDEC is a consortium of 18 development agencies in Region 1 involved in agricultural research and extension. Its headquarters is in the main campus of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), the lead agency of the consortium.
In a stakeholders forum held at MMSU on August 30, Dar said he wanted to accelerate the implementation of the RCEP and improve the sectors growth rate in the next three years.
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