THE Department of Agriculture reported increased production on rice farmers, thanks to the agency's intensified mechanization program provided by the Rice Tariffication Law's Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).

As of Dec. 31, 2021, some 682,502 farmers nationwide have benefitted from free farm machinery and equipment made possible by the RCEF's mechanization program, the chief of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) said in a virtual press briefing.

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