{"id":93906,"date":"2017-03-14T07:13:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T11:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=93906"},"modified":"2019-04-15T23:42:29","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T03:42:29","slug":"da-intensifies-promotion-of-hybrid-rice-to-hit-self-sufficiency-goal-manila-march-14-pna-the-department-of-agriculture-da-is-intensifying-its-rice-hybridization-promotion-activities-in-line-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/14\/da-intensifies-promotion-of-hybrid-rice-to-hit-self-sufficiency-goal-manila-march-14-pna-the-department-of-agriculture-da-is-intensifying-its-rice-hybridization-promotion-activities-in-line-t\/","title":{"rendered":"DA intensifies promotion of hybrid rice to hit self-sufficiency goal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying its rice hybridization promotion activities in line to meet its rice self-sufficiency target by 2020. (Photo: David Pursehouse\/Flickr<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying its rice hybridization promotion activities in line to meet its rice self-sufficiency target by 2020.<\/p>\n

Secretary Manny F. Pi\u00f1ol said his department will launch a rice derby contest to determine which variety produces more yield per hectare.<\/p>\n

He said the contest result will serve as the government\u2019s guide as to what variety to distribute to farmers.<\/p>\n

In line with this initiative, the DA has forged partnership with private seed companies to assist in technology transfer.<\/p>\n

Pi\u00f1ol also laid other strategies to attain the rice sufficiency goal, including access to credit\/loans, access to right marketing, and provision of post-harvest facilities.<\/p>\n

The DA has proposed to Congress the enactment of a Quick Credit Facility (QCF) wherein farmers and fishers may avail themselves of a PHP25,000 per hectare financial assistance.<\/p>\n

Through the Agricultural Credit and Policy Council, the department has also launched the Survival and Recovery (SURE) Assistance Program for calamity-stricken farmers and fishers. SURE does not require collateral, has zero interest and is payable in three years.<\/p>\n

To give producers access to market, the DA will organize rice farmers into highly-functioning organizations and assist them in setting-up farmer-owned rice outlets in key areas.<\/p>\n

Through this strategy, the DA aims to eliminate unnecessary layers in the market system.<\/p>\n

The agriculture chief further said the DA has been prioritizing the distribution of useful and efficient post-harvest facilities.<\/p>\n

Pi\u00f1ol has been awarding facilities and equipment that will enable farmers to lessen their production and post-harvest losses as he conducted his Biyaheng Bukid tours.<\/p>\n

Aside from distributing agriculture machinery, the DA is seeking a PHP20-billion budget next year for the distribution of solar irrigation system, which forms part of the rice expansion program for 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe department has to irrigate 80,000 hectares every year to be able to feed the growing number of Filipinos,\u201d Pi\u00f1ol said.<\/p>\n

An additional 20,000-30,000 hectare expansion program is targeted for 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll we need is the political will to implement the programs and projects,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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