THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) said it is ready to fulfill its role under the new rice trade regime which involves reducing palay production cost by as much as P3 per kilogram.
THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) said it is ready to fulfill its role under the new rice trade regime which involves reducing palay production cost by as much as P3 per kilogram.
PhilMech said it formally launched on May 21 the rice mechanization component of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) created by the rice trade liberalization law to help farmers improve their productivity amid stiffer competition with cheap staple imports.
The RCEF is a P10-billion annual earmarked fund for the rice sector for the next six years.
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