In the first three years of its implementation, the law liberalizing rice trading has earned a total of P46.6 billion in rice import duties, which directly benefited palay farmers through a P10-billion annual fund created to finance programs that will sharpen their global competitiveness by way of farm mechanization, high-quality seeds, access to credit and continue reading : Rice tariffication law plows in P46.6-B to farm sector over 2019-2021 period
DA-PhilRice techno to reduce fertilizer expenses
Tagudin, Ilocos Sur – Fertilizer recommendations based on Minus-One Element Technique (MOET) analysis is expected to help farmers here reduce their fertilizer expenses. The recommendations, according to Bethzaida M. Catudan, focal person of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) – Seed Program in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, are generated for provinces covered by the program to continue reading : DA-PhilRice techno to reduce fertilizer expenses
NEDA: P20 per kilo na bigas, posible pero ‘bad idea’ kung…
MANILA, Philippines – Posible na maibaba sa P20 hanggang P30 ang retail price ng bigas na campaign promise ng leading presidential candidate na si Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., ayon kay Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua. Sa press conference, sinabi ni Chua, hepe ng National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), na kung “targeted and efficient” continue reading : NEDA: P20 per kilo na bigas, posible pero ‘bad idea’ kung…
Rice Tariffication Law dinipensahan ng NEDA, DOF chiefs
MANILA, Philippines- Ipinagtanggol ni Socioeconomic Planning and Finance ang landmark legislation na pinagtibay ng administrasyong Duterte. Nauna na kasing nagpahayag ng interest si presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na amiyendahan ang Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). Sa isang kalatas, sinabi ni Socioeconomic Planning and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief Karl Kendrick Chua na ang continue reading : Rice Tariffication Law dinipensahan ng NEDA, DOF chiefs
Halos 700K rice farmers, makikinabang sa RCEF Mechanization Program
MANILA, Philippines – Pinalakas pa ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang pamamaraan ng mga magsasaka sa kanilang paghahanpbuhay sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng libreng makinarya at kagamitan. Sinabi ng Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) na may 682,502 magsasaka sa buong bansa ang recipients ng Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund’s (RCEF) Mechanization Program “as continue reading : Halos 700K rice farmers, makikinabang sa RCEF Mechanization Program
Rice farmers’ productivity up 16% after RTL
The Department of Finance (DOF) has highlighted that palay farmers’ productivity rose by 15.6 percent in 2021 following the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). In a statement yesterday, the DOF said the average yield of palay farmers during the dry season has increased from 3.65 tons per hectare (t/ha) to 4.22 t/ha as continue reading : Rice farmers’ productivity up 16% after RTL
RCEF rice seed distribution commences this wet season
The Department of Agriculture—Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) is set to distribute 1.8 million bags of certified seeds to more than 740,000 farmers this 2022 wet season through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Seed Program. The seeds, which will be rolled out from March 16 to Sept. 15 with the assistance of local government continue reading : RCEF rice seed distribution commences this wet season