President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday pronounced that the Philippines will be “close” to achieving its decades-long dream of self-sufficiency in rice in just two years through a “major reorganization” of key bureaucracies. Know more:
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday pronounced that the Philippines will be “close” to achieving its decades-long dream of self-sufficiency in rice in just two years through a “major reorganization” of key bureaucracies.
“There’s a great deal of work to do but now we can see what it is we must do. So that’s what we will work on for now,” he added. Marcos has also approved the adoption of hybrid rice nationwide to boost rice productivity, especially in farms still using inbred varieties. The planting of hybrid rice, Malacañang said, would complement the government’s rice competitiveness enhancement program that seeks to boost rice productivity and income of rice farmers in key palay-producing provinces.
Malacañang noted that as of December 31, 2021, only 2.04 million hectares , or 65 percent of the country’s potential irrigable area of 3.13 million hectares, had been developed, benefitting around 1.5 million farmers with irrigation.
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