{"id":204837,"date":"2019-03-02T22:12:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T03:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=204837"},"modified":"2019-03-02T22:12:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T03:12:44","slug":"effects-of-rice-tariffication-law-temporary-pinol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/03\/02\/effects-of-rice-tariffication-law-temporary-pinol\/","title":{"rendered":"Effects of rice tariffication law temporary: Pi\u00f1ol"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_179276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179276\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/740px-Ph18-011817_JARL04_cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179276\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/740px-Ph18-011817_JARL04_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/740px-Ph18-011817_JARL04_cropped.jpg 740w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/740px-Ph18-011817_JARL04_cropped-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-179276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pi\u00f1ol declares in a press briefing in Malaca\u00f1ang on January 18, 2017 that his agency is focused on providing irrigation support, finding affordable fertilizers, and improving the mechanization to uplift the condition of the farmers in the country. (<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=65878134\">Photo By TOTO LOZANO\/Presidential, Public Domain<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>DAVAO CITY<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pi\u00f1ol assured farmers that the effects of the rice tariffication law are only temporary.<\/p>\n<p>During a consultation held in Davao City on Thursday, farmers from various parts of Mindanao expressed their apprehension with the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is an adverse effect, it will be temporary. Continue planting rice and don\u2019t fear the influx of rice imports. If you stop planting rice and our production will decrease to 60 percent, surely the traders will manipulate the prices,\u201d Pi\u00f1ol told the farmers.<\/p>\n<p>He also clarified reports that the current low buying price of unhusked rice is brought about by the rice tariffication law, saying it was not the case.<\/p>\n<p>However, Pi\u00f1ol told farmers that the influx of cheap imported milled rice could result to lower wholesale price of milled rice at PHP35.31 per\/kg (from the average of PHP42.25 per\/kg in 2018) and lower farmgate price at PHP16.94 per\/kg (from an average of PHP20.43 per\/kg in 2018).<\/p>\n<p>He also called on farmers to trust President Rodrigo Duterte, &#8220;who himself understood that it (rice tarrification) would be beneficial to all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He assured that the Department of Agriculture will continue to help farmers improve their competitiveness and farm income, enhance resiliency to disasters and climate risks, and ensure access to safe and nutritious rice.<\/p>\n<p>Pi\u00f1ol said rice farmers can avail of assistance from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), which has a PHP10 billion allocation from RA 11203 on top of the budget of DA\u2019s Rice Program.<\/p>\n<p>He said about PHP5 billion is allotted for farm mechanization, PHP3 billion for seeds, PHP1 billion for credit, and PHP1 billion for technical skills training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDA will help you along the way. Just tell us what to do and what you need,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAVAO CITY\u00a0&#8212; Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pi\u00f1ol assured farmers that the effects of the rice tariffication law are only temporary. 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