Legarda: Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change, Achieve Rice Self-Sufficiency

November 25, 2012

IN LIGHT OF NOVEMBER BEING NATIONAL RICE AWARENESS MONTH, SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA REITERATED HER CALL FOR 100 PERCENT RICE SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS AND GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES AND SUPPORT.
“Irrigation, high-yield seeds and modern post-harvest facilities are badly needed if the Philippines is to achieve 100 percent rice sufficiency. By providing incentives and support, the government would entice more Filipino farmers who had shifted to high-value crops to plant rice anew,” she explained.
“This National Rice Awareness Month, we should look […]

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