KORONADAL CITY – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led Wednesday the launching of South Cotabato’s rice production and modernization program, but kept silent on his campaign promise to bring down the price of the nation’s staple food to P20 per kilogram.
He said the administration has been working to lower the price of rice and increase the volume of production, and mechanization is the key to achieving these goals. At the Kadiwa ng Pangulo trade fair in this city where the President and his party proceeded, well-milled rice from the state-owned National Food Authority was sold at P25/kg.Marcos visited South Cotabato to launch the Consolidated Rice Production and Mechanization Program of the provincial government, his first time in official capacity since assuming power a year ago.
If the Philippines will have to compete with Thailand and Vietnam in rice production, Marcos stressed that mechanization “is the answer.” South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said they conceptualized the CRPMP to increase rice production, ensure food production in the area, and improve farmers’ income while making rice affordable to consumers.
The 1.4-hectare agricultural facility in Barangay Liwanay will house an integrated rice processing center, warehouse, motor pool and administration building, including payment center for farmers, among others, the governor said.
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