WVisayas' agriculture seen to remain strong

ILOILO CITY — The Department of Agriculture said Western Visayas stands to enjoy a boost in agricultural productivity despite the separation of Negros Occidental and the highly urbanized city of Bacolod.Negros Occidental is one of the country's top agricultural provinces, but according to DA-6 Director Dennis Arpia, its exclusion from Western Visayas would not significantly impact the region's food security.'That has no effect on food security.

'The contribution of around 110 to 120 percent sufficiency in the whole Western Visayas, here in Panay Island and Guimaras, we can further increase productivity,' he said.'If before we harvested less than 4 tons per hectare, now, with more focused attention on one area, we can significantly increase it with the help of our offices and the commitment of our farmers to embrace technology and focus on the adaptation in the use of technology,' Arpia added.

Agriculture Seen To Remain Strong

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