DA, target doblehin sa mahigit P13-B ang pondo sa harvest facility

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00:00The Department of Agriculture wants to solve the waste of rice every year.

00:05Let's find out the details in the report of Clazel Pardilla, Rise and Shine Clazel.

00:12For the high price of rice, Mary used to buy 1 kilo of rice. Now, it's only half.

00:19I will cook rice in the morning until the afternoon.

00:24But if it's not enough, we will add more rice.

00:27The amount of rice is just right.

00:29If there is a smell, you need to close it.

00:32Every grain of rice is important.

00:34That's why it's reassuring if it will be wasted.

00:38The Department of Agriculture said that 342,000 metric tons of rice is wasted every year.

00:47That's based on the National Rice Requirement or the rice consumed by Filipinos.

00:54Most of the losses are due to harvest, drying, and milling.

01:00Our target is to reduce it.

01:02Now, it's 15 to 20 percent.

01:04We will reduce it to at least 5 to 10 percent.

01:07And then, eventually, we will reduce it more in the coming years.

01:12The DA's target is to double the PONDO to P13 billion for the post-harvest facility

01:18so that machinery can be added for the drying of rice.

01:22The PONDO will be doubled to P50 billion for the farm-to-market road for 2025.

01:29We need to increase our milling efficiency.

01:33You want to lower the cost and improve the quality of your goods.

01:40Of course, if the road is not good or your road network is limited,

01:45definitely, it will have an impact on the logistics, on the movement.

01:50The PONDO required for irrigation will be doubled to P200 billion.

01:55According to the Department of Agriculture,

01:57it needs to be doubled to speed up the 100-year period

02:01so that the irrigation and roads in the country can be completed.

02:05The private sector will come in and help us to facilitate the investments.

02:10Because the DA alone cannot do this much.

02:15Definitely, it will shorten the period to be completed.

02:19The DA's PONDO target for 2025 is P500 billion.

02:26Kalei Zalpardilla for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Pilipinas.