President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has agreed to adopt hybrid rice as a better alternative to the inbred variety for increased crop production.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)
This was after the President met with SL Agritech Corporation (SLAC),
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr has agreed to adopt hybrid rice as a better alternative to the inbred variety for increased crop production.
HYBRID RICE PRODUCTION. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2023) agreed to promote the use of hybrid rice varieties in the country to increase crop production. This developed after Marcos met with officials of SL Agritech Corp. and farmers from Central Luzon at Malacanan Palace in Manila to tackle several issues besetting the rice industry. (File photo) MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has sought the implementation of a program that will promote the use of hybrid rice varieties to help increase crop production in the country, Malacanang announced on Wednesday. This developed after Marcos met Tuesday with executives of SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC) and farmer representatives from Central Luzon at Malacanan Palace in Manila to address the challenges in the rice industry, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Cheloy Garafil said in a press statement. Garafil noted that during the meeting, the SLAC, led by its chairperson and chief executive officer He
(File photo) MANILA - The Philippines can be rice self-sufficient in two years if the government succeeds in "reorganizing" the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached agencies, President Ferdinand R. Marcos said Wednesday. During a meeting with officials of the DA and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Malacanang, Marcos said he was briefed about the state of the country's irrigation system. He said it was during the meeting that he and DA and NIA officials agreed on a "timeline" of steps that need to be taken to achieve their goal of self-sufficiency. "Sa aming calculation, kung magawa natin lahat ng kailangang gawin kasi marami tayong kailangan ayusin, marami tayong ire-reorganize pero kung magawa natin lahat 'yan (Based on our calculations, if we can do everything we need to do, because there's a lot that needs to be fixed, there's a lot to reorganize but if we accomplish them all), we will be close to self-sufficien