DA, nakipagpulong sa grupo ng mga magsasaka hinggil sa nakaambang bawas-taripa sa imported rice
DA, nakipagpulong sa grupo ng mga magsasaka hinggil sa nakaambang bawas-taripa sa imported rice;
DA, puspusan ang mga hakbang para mapataas ang produksyon ng bigas
DA, puspusan ang mga hakbang para mapataas ang produksyon ng bigas
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00:00several groups of farmers who are in favor of cutting the price of imported rice
00:07along with their appeal to the government.
00:09At the same time, the Department of Agriculture is pushing to increase the production of rice.
00:15Claycel Partilia is in the center of the news live.
00:22Audrey, Agriculture Secretary Kiko Tiula-Well Jr. and various groups of farmers
00:28are in favor of lowering the price of imported rice.
00:34In front of the protest of various groups of farmers
00:38in favor of lowering the price of imported rice,
00:41who are saying that they will cut the price of imported rice
00:46and lower the price of rice that the farmers will lose,
00:51the Department of Agriculture Secretary Kiko Tiula-Well Jr.
00:56at the Federation of Free Farmers,
00:58Samahang Industria ng Agrikultura and other agriculture stakeholders
01:03in the exclusive interview of PTV in the InPerson program,
01:08some of them shared their discussions.
01:12The only question that we have now is,
01:15I think we feel that the decision is already made.
01:19It can be long term,
01:23it can be 6 months, it can be 1 year,
01:26and maybe after 4 months, every 4 months,
01:29or every quarter, or every year.
01:3135% of the imported rice was cut,
01:36which was lowered by the National Economic and Development Authority
01:39to 15% until 2028
01:44to lower the price of rice.
01:47But the government insisted
01:49that the imported rice should be cut
01:52and President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. appealed.
01:56Now, some farmers are afraid to gamble in farming.
02:01They are thinking about whether to farm or not
02:04because if the price of rice drops by P70,
02:09they might surrender again.
02:12We should have a good discussion.
02:16We should present it to them,
02:21to explain why 15%?
02:26Why does it need to be cut?
02:28The retail price is not controlled by the importer,
02:31that's what they always say.
02:33So, no.
02:35In spite of the aforementioned issue,
02:37the Agriculture Department is focused on increasing the production of rice.
02:42The National Irrigation Administration
02:44has distributed 1,000 sacks of rice
02:47to the Irrigators Association in Cagayan Valley Region.
02:51It will be used in the government's contract growing program
02:55to sell P29 per kilo of rice.
02:59As a preparation for the rainy season,
03:01NIA Davao Oriental Irrigation Management Office
03:05will compose the Manurigao Communal Irrigation System.
03:09It will help to distribute water in the rainy season
03:13that will be able to irrigate 55 hectares of rice in Caraga, Davao Oriental.
03:19The National Food Authority has already passed
03:23the 3.36 million sack of rice
03:26that was targeted by the agency for the first six months of 2024.
03:31The rice procurement amounted to 3.37 million bags
03:35or equivalent to more than 168,000 metric tons of rice.
03:40This is enough to provide four days of rice supply
03:44to the entire Philippines
03:46in times of emergency
03:48and in the face of the bad effects of the pandemic.
03:53And Audrey,
03:55this National Information and Communication Technology Month,
03:59the Department of Agriculture has given the use of satellite
04:02to gather information on possible impacts to rice
04:07and the production of rice.
04:10In addition to the use of modern technologies
04:13such as drone technology
04:15that can be used to explode rice
04:18and put fertilizer in crops.
04:21That is the latest from Quezon City.
04:23Back to you, Audrey.
04:25Thank you very much, Leysel Pardilla.