DEMO FARM. Farmers, together with officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA), conduct a field day on Tuesday (March 1, 2022) in a hybrid rice technology demonstration farm which was put up in Barangay Cruz, Victoria, Tarlac in 2021. The DA, in partnership with seed companies, established the demonstration farm to showcase different hybrid rice varieties. (Photo courtesy of the DA-Region 3) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 3 (RFO3) will continue to implement the rice hybridization program in Central Luzon to attain rice self-sufficiency. DA-RFO 3 Regional Seed Coordinator Christian Ramos cited on Wednesday the importance of continuing the program to encourage more farmers to go into hybrid rice farming which is proven to increase yield. "Magpapatuloy ang hybridization program dahil tumutulong ito upang mapataas ang pagiging produktibo sa tuntunin ng paggawa ng bigas (The hybridization program will continue because it hel