Winnowing rice in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. MindaNews file photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
SAMPCO manager Max Gegato said they are selling a P50-kilo bag of rice at P1500 to P1800 depending on the variety. Gomer Tumbali, IFAD manager of Project ConVERGE, said it would not take long before the plant sells rice at P25 to P30 a kilo. He pointed out this is close to the campaign promise of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to bring down the price of rice to P20 a kilo.SAMPCO’s rice processing plant in Trento, Agusan del Sur. File photo
The bulk of rice production is part of the total of P150 million gross sales of farm products by agrarian reform farmers in the province at the height of the pandemic, a feat that Amatonding said made the province the top producer in the country during the COVID crisis.The official said the success of farmers under Project ConVERGE can serve as a benchmark for farmers in other parts of the country to learn to produce more in their rice lands.
The agrarian reform cooperatives are from the municipalities of Veruela, Trento, Bunawan, and Sta. Josefa, or what is collectively called VETREBUNS cluster known for its rice production, processing, and marketing.
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