The Department of Agriculture (DA) will spend P90 million for setting up clustered hybrid rice farms as part of governments efforts to expand areas planted with the variety to hike production.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will spend P90 million for setting up clustered hybrid rice farms as part of governments efforts to expand areas planted with the variety to hike production.
DA Technical Adviser for Hybrid Rice Program Frisco M. Malabanan said the agency will establish the three pilot hybrid rice farm clusters in Regions 3, 6 and 11 where the government will extend subsidies amounting to P30 million.
The interventions would include free hybrid rice seeds, machines for planting to drying, fertilizer, and other required inputs, according to Malabanan.
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