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DIGITALIZATING AGRICULTURE. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with members of the Private Sector Advisory Council's Agriculture Sector Group at Malacanan Palace in Manila on Thursday (Feb. 23, 2023). Marcos wants the speedy digitalization of farmers' registry and food balance sheet to develop the country's agricultural industry. (Screenshot from Radio Television Malacanang) MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday sought to fast-track the digitalization of database of farmers and food balance sheet (FBS) to strengthen the country's agricultural industry. This developed after Marcos met with the Private Sector Advisory Council's (PSAC) Agriculture Sector Group at Malacanan Palace in Manila, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said in a statement. Garafil said Marcos welcomed the PSAC's proposal to digitize the farmer registry and the FBS, as he acknowledged the need to update the processes and systems in the agric