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A BILL has been filed in the Senate to encourage farmers to cultivate higher-value crops and raise incomes in the agricultural sector.
Senate Bill No. 1902, or the proposed “Doubling Income of Farmers Act,” calls for free crop insurance, interest-free loans and a freeze on land acquisition payments for farmers seeking to climb the value chain.
The Philippine Statistics Authority estimated in October that 24.5% of the workforce is involved in agriculture, the second-largest share after the services sector, which has 57.2%.
The industry’s growth between 2010-2019 has averaged 1.89%, lagging the overall economy.
“The sluggish growth experienced by the agricultural sector has resulted in farmers being the poorest sector in the country,” Senator Maria Imelda Josefa R. Marcos said in the bill’s explanatory note.
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