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DA chief shuffles undersecretaries to enhance operations

DA chief shuffles undersecretaries to enhance operations
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DA crafts strategy plan for hybrid rice production

File photo MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is crafting a strategy plan for the local production of hybrid rice to increase crop yields in the country and make it rice self-sufficient in two years. This was after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., who concurrently heads the DA, sought the implementation of a program that would promote the use of hybrid rice varieties in the country to help local farmers boost their crop production. In a briefing on Thursday, DA Assistant Secretary for Operations Arnel de Mesa said the strategy plan would promote the planting of hybrid seeds on 1.5 million hectares of rice land during the dry season. De Mesa said the DA is looking at expanding the production of hybrid rice into Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Soccsksargen, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon regions have already adopted the hybrid rice technology, the DA noted. Cash aid De Mesa said the DA would also launch a financial and credit program to persuade farmers to adopt hybrid rice production. "Ipinag-utos ng ating Pangulo na siguruhing mabigyan ang ating mga kababayan na nagtatanim ng palay ng sapat na suporta kagaya ng patubig, fertilizer at iba pang ayuda katulad ng Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA). Ang mga ito ay nararapat na maibigay sa tamang panahon (The President has instructed that we make sure that our local farmers are given the needed support for irrigation work, additional fertilizer assistance, and other financial aid, such as the RFFA. These must be given at the right time)," he said. The hybrid system has produced a 41 percent higher yield than inbred conventional seeds over the past two years, based on a joint study by the DA and local government units (LGUs). Hybrid farmers have reported harvesting 7 to 15 metric tons (MT) per hectare, higher than the average of 3.6 MT/hectare for inbred seeds. From January to November 2022, the National Rice Program has served about 1.06 million rice farmers and 3,528 farmer cooperatives through the provision of hybrid and inbred or certified seeds, production-related and post-harvest machinery, small-scale irrigation, as well as extension and training activities. The program has also established Hybrid Rice Model farms. In 2023, the DA earmarked PHP30 billion under the National Rice Program for the provision of hybrid and inbred or certified seeds, production-related and post-harvest machinery, small-scale irrigation, as well as extension and training activities. This is on top of the PHP10 billion Rice Enhancement Competitiveness Fund sourced from the excess tariff collected under the Rice Tariffication Law, which aims to improve the competitiveness of Filipino farmers. "Iyong koleksyon natin noong nakaraang taon - dahil sa Rice Tariffication Law - ay umabot sa PHP22 billion. So meron tayong excess collection na PHP12 billion na maibabahagi sa ilalim ng RFFA (Because of the Rice Tariffication Law, our collection last year reached PHP22 billion. So, we have an excess collection of PHP12 billion that will be distributed under the RFFA)," de Mesa said. Under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Program, the Landbank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines granted PHP3.37 billion in zero-interest and non-collateral loans to 10,643 rice farmers and 197 borrower organizations and cooperatives. Apart from strengthening financial support to local farmers through the loan financing program, Marcos on Tuesday pledged to bring the best farming practices used by Central Luzon farmers to the rest of the country. (PNA) }

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Marcos OKs adoption of hybrid rice to boost crop yield

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has agreed to adopt hybrid rice as a better alternative to the inbred variety for increased crop production.

President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)
This was after the President met with SL Agritech Corporation (SLAC),

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PBBM eyes program for hybrid rice production to boost crop yield

HYBRID RICE PRODUCTION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2023) agreed to promote the use of hybrid rice varieties in the country to increase crop production. This developed after Marcos met with officials of SL Agritech Corp. and farmers from Central Luzon at Malacanan Palace in Manila to tackle several issues besetting the rice industry. (File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has sought the implementation of a program that will promote the use of hybrid rice varieties to help increase crop production in the country, Malacanang announced on Wednesday. This developed after Marcos met Tuesday with executives of SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC) and farmer representatives from Central Luzon at Malacanan Palace in Manila to address the challenges in the rice industry, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said in a press statement. Garafil noted that during the meeting, the SLAC, led by its chairperson and chief executive officer Henry Lim Bon Liong, proposed the conversion of about 1.9 million hectares of rice farming areas planted with certified seeds (CS) to enable the planting of hybrid seeds in four years. "President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday agreed to adopt hybrid rice as a better alternative to the inbred variety for increased crop production," she said. "President Marcos said he will implement a program to promote the shift by providing subsidies and facilitating loan financing to farmers." The hybrid technology, if adopted on a two-cropping cycle per year, will give better income to farmers and achieve rice sufficiency in the country, Bon Liong told Marcos. The SLAC is a private company engaged in the research, development, production, and distribution of hybrid rice seed and premium quality rice. The production of hybrid rice is one of the solutions seen by SL Agritech to address the food security challenges in the country. The SLAC has three commercial hybrid rice seeds, which are all proven to be high-yielding varieties that could thrive in both wet and dry seasons. Its hybrid rice seed varieties are being distributed in the Philippines and exported to Vietnam, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India. The Department of Agriculture (DA) allows the local production of hybrid rice seeds to improve crop yields in the country. The hybrid system has given 41 percent better yield than inbred conventional seeds over the past years, according to a joint study by the DA and local government units. Hybrid farmers have reported harvesting 7 to 15 metric tons (MT) per hectare, higher than the average 3.6 MT/hectare for inbred seeds. Marcos also discussed with SLAC officials and Central Luzon farmers the other proposals to attain rice self-sufficiency, state-run Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM) said in a separate statement posted on its official Facebook page. The meeting also focused on several programs or projects aimed at strengthening support for rice farmers, including assistance and market expansion to sell their produce and increase their income, RTVM said. Garafil said Marcos, aside from his commitment to further strengthening financial support to local farmers through the loan financing program, also pledged to apply the "best" practices being done by Central Luzon farmers to other areas in the country. "We would like to apply kung ano 'yung ginagawa ninyo dito sa Central Luzon... so we can apply sa ibang areas (We would like to apply what you are doing in Central Luzon to other areas)," Marcos said, as quoted by the PCO. From January to November 2022, the National Rice Program has served about 1.06 million rice farmers and 3,528 farmer cooperatives through the provision of hybrid and inbred or certified seeds, production-related and post-harvest machinery, small-scale irrigation, as well as extension and training activities. The program has also established Hybrid Rice Model farms. Under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Program, the Landbank of the Philippines and the Development Bank of the Philippines granted PHP3.37 billion in zero-interest and non-collateral loans to 10,643 rice farmers and 197 borrower organizations and cooperatives. (PNA) }

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Marcos approves adoption of hybrid rice seeds

Marcos approves adoption of hybrid rice seeds

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Marcos approves adoption of hybrid rice to boost crop yield

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr has agreed to adopt hybrid rice as a better alternative to the inbred variety for increased crop production.

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Marcos OK's adoption of hybrid rice - BusinessWorld Online

Marcos OK's adoption of hybrid rice - BusinessWorld Online
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W. Visayas gets 430K bags of certified seeds for wet season

CERTIFIED PALAY SEEDS. A rice plantation in Iloilo province. This year the province gets the highest allocation for certified inbred seeds under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Program to be used for the wet planting season, James Earl Ogatis, chief of the Regional Agri-Fishery Information Section of DA Western Visayas, said on Friday (Jan. 27, 2023).(PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated 430,196 bags of certified inbred seeds to 223,156 farmers in Western Visayas regionfor this wet planting season. James Earl Ogatis, chief of the Regional Agri-Fishery Information Section of DA Western Visayas, on Friday said Iloilo province has the highest allocation with 166,351 bags, followed by Negros Occidental with 101,216 bags, Capiz has 63,391 bags, Antique will get 55,735 bags, Aklan with 31,975 bags, and Guimaras with 11,528 bags. "The allocation per province was determined based on the rice area. Our allocation was higher when compared with last year's 291,219 bags since Iloilo and Guimaras were already included. Last year the focused for the two provinces was high-breed rice," he said in an interview. The seeds will be delivered by PhilRice to the provinces which, in turn, will coordinate with municipal agricultural offices for the distribution to farmers starting in March. "As per information from PhilRice during our meeting yesterday, the seeds have been positioned because we have rice growers in the province where our seeds are being sourced out," he added. The seeds to be distributed are listed in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund Program. The wet planting season starts on March 16 and until Sept. 15. The provision of certified seeds is expected to help sustain production in the region. (PNA) }

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DA-Ilocos Region releases fuel discounts, cash aid to farmers, fishers

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union - - The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 1 had started the distribution of fuel subsidy and cash aid to farmers and fishermen following the Commission on Election’s issuance to the agency of the clearance from the election spending ban.
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DA to resume distribution of cash aid to rice farmers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will resume the distribution of financial aid to rice farmers after the May 9 elections. In his message during a recent event in Nueva Ecija, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said the DA’s rice farmers financial assistance (RFFA) program, which provides P5,000 cash…

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