REVITALIZE. A rice field in Abuyog, Leyte. The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday (July 19, 2022) identified some 20,000 hectares of rice farms in Abuyog and Javier towns to be covered under a soil rejuvenation program, employing the best-bet soil, water, crop, and nutrient management options to increase yield.(Photo courtesy of DA) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has identified 20,000 hectares of rice farms in the towns of Javier and Abuyog in Leyte province for the soil rejuvenation program that will employ the best-bet soil, water, crop, and nutrient management options to increase yield. The three-year project dubbed "Yamang Lupa", launched in Leyte on July 15, will cover 12 rice-producing villages in these two Leyte towns, replicating the success of the program in Samar, included as a pilot area of the program in 2014. DA Eastern Visayas Regional Executive Director Angel Enriquez said on Tuesday that initial activities this year would involve soi