𝐃𝐀 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐯’𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬

By Shane F. Velasco

MALOLOS CITY (PIA) — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel has once again assured farmers in Bulacan that the Marcos administration will not stop supporting them in increasing rice production and strengthening their competitiveness in the market.

Immediate responses include the deployment of National Food Authority (NFA) and local government trucks to directly collect harvested rice from farms.

Plans are also underway to build additional rice mills and rice dryers with the help of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund.

Likewise, there is an intensified push for the use of organic fertilizers to avoid the high cost of commercial fertilizers and pesticides.

Laurel was in Bulacan Monday morning for a dialogue with local farmers. (CLJD/SFV, PIA Region 3-Bulacan)

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