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Philippine rice production stagnates, deepening import reliance—Ateneo study

Philippine rice production has largely stalled since 2017, widening the gap between domestic output and rising consumption, according to a new Ateneo de Manila...

DA turns over rice processing system to Isabela farmers

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Monday it turned over a P60.6-million state-of-the-art Rice Processing System II (RPS II) to the Isabela Seed Grower's...

DA warns of rice industry’s collapse under Rice Tariffication Law

Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has warned that the country’s rice farming sector faces collapse unless the Rice Tariffication Law...

Enactment of bill hiking RCEF to P30b/year seen

A PARTY-list lawmaker is optimistic that a soon-to-be enacted bill increasing the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) from P10 billion to P30 billion a...

Farmers group asks Congress to expand use of RCEF to fortify rice seed system

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) asked Congress to broaden the use of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to fortify the entire rice...

Recto cites need to augment subsidy fund for rice farmers

Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said Monday the government is actively working with Congress to secure additional resources for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)...

DA to release P20b from RCEF for farmers subsidy in September

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will download P20 billion from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) for distribution to farmers in September...

DA requests extension of rice enhancement fund

The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged the House of Representatives to extend the DA’s Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) until 2030, highlighting its significant...

Isabela seed growers ensure enough certified seeds

Seed growers in Burgos, Isabela, have been supplying enough certified seeds to the municipality through the assistance of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF)...

First-time planters commit to sustained use of RCEF seeds

A transformative shift has been observed in Camiguin as first-time planters switched to using certified inbred seeds from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). Implementers...

Use excess RCEF collections to help rice farmers—Marcos

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture to use the excess collections of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to help...

LandBank releases P2.2 billion in loans to rice farmers

Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) said it released about P2.2 billion in loans to 13,701 rice farmers and cooperatives from January to July...

Report calls for review of PCIC’s requirements

An evaluation report on the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund calls for a review of Philippine Crop Insurance Corp.’s minimum land use requirement to insure...

Villar says rice tariff law ‘working well’

Senator Cynthia A. Villar yesterday questioned calls to review the Rice Tarification Law (RTL), which liberalized the importation of rice. Villar, the chairperson of the Senate...
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