THE Department of Agriculture (DA) needs more budgetary support to implement all necessary programs towards increasing the country’s food sufficiency level across all commodities.

Agriculture Secretary William Dar during The Manila Times forum titled “Prospects of Agriculture beyond the Covid pandemic” on Thursday highlighted that one way to intensify growth in key areas of the agri-fishery sector is to, first, be equipped with enough funds from the national government, for the complete implementation of various development programs.