RISING palay (unmilled rice) prices will help boost the government's Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (MRIDP), a Department of Agriculture (DA) official said.

Agriculture Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Leocadio Sebastian said the increase in the prices "would attract farmers to join" the program.

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