June 9, 2021 2:19 pm
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to explain the reasons for over half of the applicants to the Rural Environment Agri Pilot Project (REAP) not being accepted.
It was originally envisaged by the department that the pilot scheme would have around 2,000 participants. However, it was oversubscribed more than five times over, with just under 11,000 applications received.
Minister Charlie McConalogue announced last week that approval letters would be issued to 5,000 farmers, 3,000 more than the original target.
However, the department is now being asked to clarify the reason for excluding the 6,000 remaining applicants who will not receive approval letters.
Beautiful China - rice transplanting
Jun 02, 2021, 15:58
A total of 16,000 mu (about 1,067 hectares) of rice has been transplanted with machines in Beichen District of north China’s Tianjin Municipality in recent days.
The mechanization rate of rice transplanting has reached 100 percent in Beichen District, where environmentally friendly measures have been taken on pest prevention and control to ensure food safety, according to Liu Hongjun, a section chief of the district’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.
Meanwhile, the rice-fish farming system has been promoted in this area so as to achieve the high-quality development of agriculture. 6 51