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(File photo) MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday said it is possible to achieve President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong' Marcos Jr.'s campaign promise to slash prices of rice to as low as PHP20 per kilo if appropriate and timely measures are immediately put in place. Magsasaka Partylist Representative Argel Cabatbat said the government should infuse a budget of at least PHP400 billion into the agriculture sector to ensure basic support services and infrastructure, and cut the high cost of production and marketing, and labor-intensive farm practices. Cabatbat said policymakers should have faith in Filipino farmers by giving them all the support they need to revitalize the rice planting activities. Cabatbat cited Thailand and Vietnam as examples, wherein full government support and a comprehensive mechanization program allowed the nations to enjoy higher yields and cheaper production costs in recent years. "We should not doubt the capability of local farmers to produc
Department of Agrarian Reform press briefing (Screengrab from DAR Facebook) MANILA - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said bringing down the price of rice to around PHP20 per kilo is achievable through its mega farms project. In a press conference on Monday, DAR Secretary Bernie Cruz said the concept of the project is to consolidate small and individual farm lots into mega farms for rice production. "The mega farm is a cluster of contiguous farms that are consolidated to form a sizable plantation capable of producing a large volume of farm products to meet the demands of consumers," Cruz said. He said the aspiration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to bring down rice prices can also be made possible by reducing the cost of production without sacrificing the income of farmers. "From the studies we conducted in the mega farms project, we found out that not only is the PHP20 a kilo achievable, but it will also be profitable for our agraria