LISTED snack manufacturer Universal Robina Corp. (URC) has entered into a P5-million sustainable potato program partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA) that seeks to improve local output and cut dependency on imports.
On Thursday URC turned over 135 metric tons (MT) of high-quality potato seeds to the DA and its partner farmers cooperative, which could cover about 62 hectares of land. The seeds are expected to yield about 2,700 MT of potatoes every production cycle.
The volume of seeds is enough to last for four production cycles or about two years, according to URC President and CEO Irwin C. Lee.
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