The Duterte administration is planning to spend P43.7 billion to irrigate an additional 500,000 hectares of land over the next four years through solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) to improve farm productivity.
The Duterte administration is planning to spend P43.7 billion to irrigate an additional 500,000 hectares of land over the next four years through solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) to improve farm productivity.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said President Duterte vowed to allocate at least P43.7 billon for the construction of around 6,250 SPIS until the end of his term. An SPIS, which could irrigate at an average of 80 hectares, costs about P7 million, according to Piñol.
“President Duterte last night pledged that Philippine agriculture will get the money that it needs to undertake a nationwide solar-powered irrigation systems program, which aims to provide water to at least 500,000 hectares of farmlands over the remaining four years of his administration,” the agriculture chief said in a Facebook post on August 7.
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