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A farmers’ group yesterday urged the government to implement the interventions needed to achieve 97.5-percent rice sufficiency in five years, as envisioned by President Marcos through the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program.
Critics of the Maharlika Investment Fund slammed yesterday what they described as the bill’s hasty approval, raising concerns over conflicting provisions and potential legal and constitutional issues.
The National Dairy Administration said the government plans to increase local milk production by 500 percent by producing 80 million liters a year in order to meet the country’s demand.
Farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura warned yesterday that the retail price of onions could reach as high as P500 to P700 per kilo amid the abrupt spike in the cost of the bulbs.
Palay production in Nueva Ecija, the rice granary of the country, will drop by 30 percent if the super diversion canal in the province will not be repaired, according to a group of irrigators.