The Department of Agriculture (DA) is exerting more efforts to bring down rice prices such as expanding its Rice-for-All program to other public markets and offering other varieties by next year.
Some rice millers in the district are allegedly trying to claim the bonus of Rs.500 per quintal being provided to farmers for fine variety rice by the State government.
The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the National Food Authority (NFA) for the P5 billion worth of loss it incurred after it sold bags of rice for a low price from 2019 to 2023.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has increased to P7,000 from the previous P5,000 the amount of cash assistance to farmer-beneficiaries of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).
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