Stop importation, reinforce regional rice production– KMP

Discontinue importation, enhance regional rice production– KMP Filipino farmers advised the administration to stop “expensive” importation and enhance the nation’s regional rice production. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) stated the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) prepares to import more rice to “buffer the stock” impacted by the current attack of cyclone Karding will just bring damage to the Philippine economy. “Importing more volume of rice at this duration of the Philippine peso’s totally free fall would be damaging to the economy. Cease importation,” stated KMP Chairperson Rafael Mariano in a press declaration on Wednesday, Sept.28 Rather of concentrating on importation, Mariano stated the nationwide federal government ought to increase the regional rice production by offering much-needed aids to cyclone-affected farmers. The group similarly advised the Marcos administration to designate greater financing for the National Food Authority’s (NFA) palay procurement fund. According to Mariano, improving the fund for NFA’s palay procurement will just be advantageous if the federal government will likewise reinforce the regional rice production. “The need to increase the NFA budget plan for regional palay procurement is simply and really achievable if just the federal government and the financial supervisors will pick to enhance assistance for the regional rice market rather of the default option of importing rice,” he included. The call to drift far from importation shows Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas’ (Pamalakaya) call to put an end to the nation’s “over-dependence” on imports. Both of these groups wish for something: Government assistance for the incomes of little fishers and farmers. REGISTER TO DAILY NEWSLETTER CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP YOU MAY ALSO LIKE 2022-10-0115: 21: 00 [“national”,”news”,”news”] [3098338,3098445,3098434,3098404,3098436,3098430,3098427]
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