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00:00Despite the efforts of El Nino and Banta ng La Niña,
00:03the Department of Agriculture is positive
00:06that the Philippines can still reach its target production of rice.
00:10This is also with the help of various technologies.
00:14What are those?
00:16Find out in the center of the news of Claycel Pardilla.
00:22As a preparation for Banta ng La Niña,
00:25Climate Smart Mapping and the Department of Agriculture are already working on it.
00:30This is about the crops that are often hit by storms and possible floods.
00:36Basically, you know the information ahead.
00:41Their forecast track is at least more accurate.
00:44We are getting more advance warning from the farmers.
00:48If their farms are ready to harvest,
00:51their crops can be harvested.
00:54And then, of course, flood-tolerant varieties can also be used.
00:58According to the Department of Agriculture,
01:00500,000 to 600,000 metric tons are allocated to agriculture
01:05whenever it rains.
01:08Despite this, the agency is positive
01:11that more than 20 million metric tons of rice production
01:16can be used for 2024.
01:20The Department of Agriculture is targeting
01:22under the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,
01:27the increase of production and the lowering of the price of goods.
01:32Water impounding systems will be built
01:35to be able to import water in the rain
01:38and be used during the heat.
01:41Irrigation will be given to more than 1 million hectares of crops in the Philippines
01:46to be able to use the sufficient supply of rice.
01:50I computed the value of 500 billion pesos
01:53because we are not impounding it.
01:55We are not holding it for future use.
01:58Water impounding including dams and that whole setup.
02:02We have to save our water.
02:05If we want to be resilient,
02:07it will be good with 1.2 million hectares that we irrigate.
02:11It will be self-sufficient.
02:13The target of the DA is to build 17 agri-ports or daungan.
02:18Products should be brought closer
02:20and used for farming in remote areas
02:23to reduce the cost of transportation.
02:26In Mindanao, we unload 90% of our fertilizer in Davao.
02:31For the whole of Mindanao.
02:32In Davao.
02:33That's crazy, right?
02:35So there is no lack of investment.
02:37When we do that,
02:38we expect the price of fertilizer to go down as much as 15%.
02:44So that will translate also in more income for the farmer
02:48and lower cost for the consumer.
02:50Or as much as 20%.
02:52Complete 70% of what we intended to do
02:55so that the next administration can just
02:58follow through.
02:59finish it.
03:00Mega cold storage facilities will be built
03:04to make use of solar energy or hot sun.
03:08It will be able to impact the excess supply
03:11for the time when there is no rice.
03:14According to Agriculture Secretary Kikotiu Laurel Jr.,
03:18it is part of the 27-year investment backlog
03:23in the agriculture sector.
03:25Kalei Zalpardilia for Pambansang TV
03:30in the new Philippines.