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As agriculture groups buck the extension of lower tariffs, the Department of Agriculture defended this move as this will allow it to manage food security and affordability by balancing imports with local production while encountering typhoons and outside risk factors.
Philippine Maize Federation Inc. is pushing for a universal baseline for agriculture, in place of the government’s Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture and the use of digital technology to improve the development and forecasting for the long-neglected sector.