Almost 700K rice farmers benefit from RCEF Mechanization Program
UPGRADE FARMS.Farmers nationwide avail of the Department of Agriculture's Mechanization Program under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). RCEF was created following the signing into law of RA 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law.(Screengrab from DA Presser) MANILA- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has been upgrading the rice farmers' methods of doing work by providing free machinery and equipment. The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) said some 682,502 farmers nationwide were recipients of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund...