The Department of Agriculture is set to launch a new program aimed at selling rice at prices lower than the current market rates.
Individuals line up for affordable rice sold at P29 per kilo at the Kadiwa store inside the National Irrigation Administration Office in Quezon City on July 5, 2024.MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture is set to launch a new program aimed at selling rice at prices lower than the current market rates.
She added that the DA plans to roll out the "Rice-for-All" program in KADIWA centers first before expanding it to other areas. Unlike the "Rice-for-all" program, the "Program 29" can only be availed by eligible beneficiaries like senior citizens, single parents, persons with disability and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program recipients.According to the DA's price monitoring, local well-milled rice had an average price of P51.5, regular milled stood at P49.03 and special rice at P49.03 in the last week of June.
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