The Philippines is seeking to be 100% rice self-sufficient a year before the Marcos administration ends its term, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday.
In a statement, the DA said the aim for 100% self-sufficiency by 2027 will be achieved through its Masagana Rice Program 2023-2028.
Masagana 150 would yield 7.5 tons of inbred rice per hectare at a production cost of P8.38 per kilogram. The DA said that the goal of 100% rice self-sufficiency would be achieved through the implementation of four key strategies; namely climate change adaptation, farm clustering and consolidation to promote convergence of interventions, value chain approach, and digital transformation of the Philippine rice industry.
The DA said a study by the National Rice Program estimated that the ending stock of palay for the first quarter of 2023, which is about 5.66 million metric tons , is good for 51 days. “We should be able to sustain the country’s rice supply needs, which is pegged at 37,000 metric tons a day,” said DA Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Rex Estoperez.
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