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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking a higher budget for the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) initiative so it can be upscaled in the Philippines.

Advocates of the System of Rice Intensification claim it can improve the production levels of rice farmers in the country. Photo shows a technology demonstration for rice farmers in Cabiga, Samar, conducted by the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization in September 2023. PHILMECH FILE PHOTO
Advocates of the System of Rice Intensification claim it can improve the production levels of rice farmers in the country. Photo shows a technology demonstration for rice farmers in Cabiga, Samar, conducted by the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization in September 2023. PHILMECH FILE PHOTO

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