A government official called on newly licensed agricultural and biosystems engineers to help modernize the country's agriculture industry. He highlighted the challenges, including climate change and sustainable resource utilization, and emphasized the engineers' role in designing innovative agricultural systems, improving irrigation, and increasing food sufficiency.
A GOVERNMENT official called on new engineers to help modernize the country's agriculture industry for Filipinos to achieve food security .'You are entrusted with a vital role in improving our agriculture and rural communities.
The NIA has sold 2 million kilograms of the rice variety as of 2024, benefitting an estimate of 200,000 families.The FSSP covered 38,000 hectares of land and 33,000 farmers last year, and covers 120,000 ha this year.GoalThe irrigation chief said the FSSP's goal is not just to keep rice prices down, but to strengthen climate-smart agricultural practices. He gave double dry cropping — or adjustments in the planting calendar — as an example.
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