ILOILO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking forward to increasing rice production in Western Visayas by 10 percent from its 2019 production with the support extended to farmers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic under its Rice Resiliency Project (RRP).
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking forward to increasing rice production in Western Visayas by 10 percent from its 2019 production with the support extended to farmers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic under its Rice Resiliency Project (RRP).
The department has allocated PHP1.06 billion assistance for rice farmers in Western Visayas under the Bayanihan We Heal as One Act, said Agriculture Regional Executive Director Engr. Remelyn Recoter in an interview Friday.
Three sub-projects of the RRP were implemented in the region, including the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), the Expanded Inbred Rice Production, and the Expanded Hybrid Rice Production in Suitable Areas that will benefit around 210,000 local rice farmers.
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