More than farm inputs and financial assistance, the Philippine rice sector is facing a bigger problem in labor shortage for rice farms, especially during this COVID-19 lockdown period.
More than farm inputs and financial assistance, the Philippine rice sector is facing a bigger problem in labor shortage for rice farms, especially during this COVID-19 lockdown period.
In a text exchange, Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) National Manager Raul Montemayor said the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a bigger problem for the agriculture sector, especially in the local rice production, which the government intends to save with 8.5 billion in fresh funding.
We still have problems with accessing seeds, fertilizer, loans, and hiring farm labor because of lockdowns. We also have transport problems, Montemayor said.
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