ABUYOG, Leyte The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said on Thursday some 98,264 bags of high-value rice seeds are intended for shipment to Eastern Visayas for the dry season.
ABUYOG, Leyte The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said on Thursday some 98,264 bags of high-value rice seeds are intended for shipment to Eastern Visayas for the dry season.
As of March 4, some 88,530 seeds were distributed in the provinces of Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran, and Samar.
These areas are among the 57 provinces nationwide with high potential for competitiveness based on the size of area harvested, yield level, cost of production, and share of irrigated area, PhilRice Bicol branch station director Victoria Lapitan said in an interview during the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) anniversary here.
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