RCEF propels modernization in rice farming

by The Manila Times

Apr 19, 2022 12:04 am

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic hitting the country from early 2020, the Philippines logged record palay (unmilled rice) harvests in 2020 and 2021, or 19.29 MMT or 19.96 MMT, respectively.

This enabled the country to maintain adequate rice stocks during the two most trying years of the pandemic, and ensure the country's food security. The absence of rice nationwide from the onset of the pandemic is a testament to that.

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