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Aquino renews vow for rice self-sufficiency in PH by end of year
Quezon :: Philippines | 26 days ago
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Quezon, Philippines President Benigno Aquino III reiterated his previous announcement of rice self-sufficiency in the Philippines by yearend when he went on a second campaign sortie for the local candidates of the Liberal Party in the Quezon province
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Rice self-sufficiency target still on – Alcala
Manila :: Philippines | 2 months ago
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Rice self-sufficiency target still on Alcala 6:49 pm Thursday, March 21st, 2013 Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala. PhilippinesThe Department of Agriculture on Thursday insisted the government was on track to achieve its target of rice self-
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PHL is merely a sack of palay from rice self-sufficiency — Agri official
Davao :: Philippines | 2 months ago
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PHL is merely a sack of palay from rice self-sufficiency Agri official March 20, 2013 5:17pm Just how close is the Philippines to achieving its goal of becoming self-sufficient in rice? In fact, very close, according to a senior official of the
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Gov't backtracks, will continue rice imports
Zurich :: Switzerland | 2 months ago
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PhilippinesThe Aquino administration goal to achieve rice self-sufficiency this year may have to wait a little longer. The government on Tuesday appeared to have backtracked from its bold prediction of achieving rice self-sufficiency in 2013, after
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Undermining self-sufficiency, Agri exec hits Neda, DBM over rice policy
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 3 months ago
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PhilippinesAn official assistant of the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday lashed out at other agencies, including the National Economic Development Authority (Neda), for their proposals that purportedly undermine the government's rice self-
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Irrigation agency expanding service areas to aid rice sufficiency goal
Manila :: Philippines | 3 months ago
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According to NIA Administrator Antonio Nangel, 150,000 hectares of new irrigation areas will be added to the coverage40,000 new hectares nationwide by June and the balance in the second half of the year. The new service areas will bring the NIA's
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Agri party-list urges NFA to increase palay purchases tenfold
Manila :: Philippines | 4 months ago
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Last week, the NFA announced that it has allotted P10.9 billion to buy 615,985 MT of palay from local farmers this year. The volume represents only 3 percent of the expected harvest for 2013. The party-list called on the NFA to increase its palay
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PHL to start exporting organic fancy rice in early 2013
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 4 months ago
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What we will export are the higher quality varieties of rice, he said...Trial shipments will be sent to different markets in Europe, Middle East, US and Singapore. According to National Rice Program director Dante Delima, the Philippines is ready to
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DA still aiming for rice self-sufficiency in 2013
Manila :: Philippines | 5 months ago
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Now that we reached record levels in rice production, it will be easier for us to reach our target volume for the year, Agriculture Rice Program Director Dante Delima said in an interview Monday. He added that total paddy rice production likely
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No rice self-sufficiency for PHL this year — Agri Dept
Isabela :: Philippines | 5 months ago
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54pm The Philippines is on track when it comes to its rice self-sufficiency goal for 2013, but the country may still import the commodity as buffer stock. [We] are on the right track kaya lang ang sinabi naming our projection... after 2013 pa tayo,
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