Published July 29, 2021, 12:52 PM
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has inaugurated two new National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses in the country’s top rice-producing province, Nueva Ecija.
Such a development, according to Agriculture Secretary William Dar, will support the government’s efforts to bring the Philippines’ rice sufficiency level up to 95 percent, as well as accommodate the additional one million metric tons (MT) of palay the country is targeting to produce for this year.
NFA Administrator Judy Dansal and DA Secretary William Dar lead the inauguration of a new NFA warehouse in Nueva Ecija
Each warehouse, which was inaugurated on Wednesday, has a capacity to store 100,000 sacks, and is expected to help intensify NFA’s palay procurement and buffer stocking.