THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday announced a plan to overhaul its Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (MRIDP) to further increase rice production.
THE Department of Agri culture on Tuesday announced a plan to overhaul its Masagana Rice Industry Development Program to further increase rice production.Among the goals are to improve seed quality and logistics to streamline farm inputs.'We're recalibrating the program to identify areas for enhancement, including the distribution of improved seeds, expansion of irrigation systems and adjustments to rice cropping schedules,' said Agri culture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.
39 million hectares of irrigated areas, the DA said annual production could surpass 25 million MT.Prior to the passage of the Rice Tariffication Law in 2019, the average palay yield per hectare stood at 3.97 MT in 2018 and 3.89 MT in 2013.The RTL sets aside P10 billion annually in import duties to fund modernization of rice farming and boost productivity.The agriculture chief also stressed the need to address a key challenge in the farming sector.
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