QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The supply of rice for the country is still sufficient. This is according to Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Special Concerns Atty. Ranibai Dilangalen despite reports on the alleged shortage of buffer stock of the National Food Authority (NFA). In an interview with Net 25’s Radyo ng Agila, Dilangalen clarified that the shortage of the NFA is on the buffer stocks, but that the overall rice sufficiency was more […]
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Piñol: PHL to “finalize agreement” that will allow Filipino farmers to plant rice in Papua New Guinea
Agriculture secretary says the move was to ensure PHL rice sufficiency in the long run (Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol is slated to visit Papua New Guinea next month to “finalize an arrangement” that will allow Filipino farmers to plant rice there. In a press conference on Wednesday, Piñol said President Rodrigo Duterte has given him the go-signal to make the trip that the agriculture secretary said would ensure the country’s rice sufficiency […]





