“Kaiba sa certified seeds, ang hybrid rice seeds hindi na pwedeng i-binhi. Palaging bibili ang magsasaka. Ang kumpanya ng hybrid seeds ang may tiyak na kita dito,” said Rafael Mariano, chairman of KMP and former secretary of the DAR. READ:
Marcos, also the DA chief, struck the deal with private research firm SL Agritech Corporation to convert target areas with certified seeds to hybrid seeds.
“Dapat prayoridad ang food production. Kung yung 4.8 million hectares harvested area for rice natin ay mapataas ang yield ng lima hanggang anim na tonelada kada ektarya, maabot natin ang self-sufficiency at hindi na kailangan mag-import,” said Mariano.“Kung may genetic uniformities o iisa lang ang binhi, kapag tinamaan ng sakit, peste o virus ang palay, salanta agad,” he warned.
The DA has previously emphasized however, that crop yield was 41 percent higher with hybrid seeds compared to conventional ones. Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City or Soccsksargen, as well as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are among the DA’s target areas for hybrid seed planting.
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