Live Breaking News & Updates on Uot He Added Agriculture Secretary William Dar Earlier Clarified That The Country Hasa Sufficient Supply Of Rice

RICE PRODUCTION. Farmers harvesting rice in Bago City, Negros Occidental in this undated photo. The provincial government is eyeing various interventions to boost food production after the Department of Agriculture warned of a looming global food crisis. (PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government is eyeing various interventions to boost local food production after the Department of Agriculture warned of a looming global food crisis. Provincial agriculturist Edmundo Raul Causing said he has tasked the two main divisions of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA), which are the primary drivers of rice production, to submit a list of their plans and programs. "We were given instructions by Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson to make plans and to take measures to lessen the impact of impending rice production shortage," Causing said over the Provincial Capitol's Radyo Negrense on Monday. He said the OPA is set to present a proposal t ....

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