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DAVAO DE ORO, June 3 (PIA) - Six farmer associations in Davao de Oro received recently farm

Press Release Villar extolls accomplishments of Rice Tarification Law On the second year of Rice Tarification Law (RTL), Sen. Cynthia A. Villar extolled that the implementing agencies of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) continue to deliver their commitment to insure the availability of affordable and quality rice to consumers. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, also said this resulted to an increase in the productivity and incomes of rice farmer...

The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) received positive feedback from recipients of the farm machines distributed at no cost under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Mechanization Program. Massey Ferguson four-wheel tractors are set to be distributed under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Mechanization Program spearheaded by the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech). PHOTO FROM THE PHILMECH FACE...

(https://www.facebook.com/philmech) But thanks to Rice Tariffication Law’s (RTL) Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), PhilMech is now in the process of distributing P2 billion worth of farm machineries to farmer cooperatives and associations (FCAs) across the country. The RTL or Republic Act 11203 allocates P5 billion to PHilMech annually for the distribution of various farm machines at no cost to qualified FCAs. This should be inclusive of the training of the farmer-beneficiaries o...