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The government is preparing for the worst-case scenario on the country’s rice supply amid the threat of El Niño phenomenon, a ranking official of the Department of Agriculture said.
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(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
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