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File photo MANILA - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is crafting a strategy plan for the local production of hybrid rice to increase crop yields in the country and make it rice self-sufficient in two years. This was after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., who concurrently heads the DA, sought the implementation of a program that would promote the use of hybrid rice varieties in the country to help local farmers boost their crop production. In a briefing on Thursday, DA Assistant Secretary for Operations Arnel de Mesa said the strategy plan would promote the planting of hybrid seeds on 1.5 million hectares of rice land during the dry season. De Mesa said the DA is looking at expanding the production of hybrid rice into Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Soccsksargen, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon regions have already adopted the hybrid rice technology, the DA noted. Cash aid De Mesa said the DA would also
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.