Marcos administration, tinututukan ang pagpapataas sa produksyon ng pagkain at maayos na patubig sa mga magsasaka sa bansa

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00:00Increasing the production of food and water to the farmers.

00:05This is just a few of the administrations of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

00:10after the 3rd zone yesterday.

00:13This is the story of Claycel Pardinia.

00:17The State of the Nation address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is just the tip of the iceberg.

00:22The President has already given the direction to the problem that is close to everyone's heart.

00:27The price of goods is high, especially the food, especially the rice.

00:33My fellow countrymen, I know that you feel this.

00:38We do not neglect your poor and difficult experiences.

00:43To ensure a sufficient supply and affordable price of food,

00:47the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

00:50focused on increasing the local food production.

00:54More than 100 million kilos of rice were distributed to the farmers.

00:59300,000 livestock were given and 500,000 fingerlings.

01:04Modern technology such as satellite is also used to monitor the food production.

01:11It just shows how the President is on top of the situation.

01:16Although we have a problem,

01:18but as you can see, all aspects from planting to harvesting,

01:24the sale of fish, the ports that are needed,

01:28he knows that we are focused on that.

01:31It is very important that the President's support is there in our agricultural sector.

01:36The administration will also provide water through multipurpose dams and solar irrigation.

01:45We will ensure that the inputs that the DA and the President will provide to our farmers

01:54should be provided to our farmers prior to the release of water.

01:58That would ensure the increase of our yield.

02:02If you increase the yield, we are at 4.2.

02:07If you increase it by 6 tons per hectare, we will be food secure.

02:12The yield of land that can be used to plant rice and other high-value crops

02:20was also continued last year,

02:21which recorded a record high of 20 million metric tons of rice production.

02:27That is also what contributes.

02:29That is why our rice is now bigger

02:32in terms of the amount of land that can be given to the farmers.

02:40The production of rice will reach 13 million metric tons,

02:44but it is still not enough for the 16 million metric tons of rice needed.

02:49That is why the administration is making a plan to reduce the price of rice

02:56while reducing the tariff on rice and other agricultural products.

03:03Part of the temporary solution was to reduce the tariff

03:08because if you have elevated prices in the world market

03:12and then you put on top of that a high tariff,

03:17then the more those prices will be felt at the domestic level.

03:22So clearly, part of our policy tools is to moderate and stabilize prices.

03:29On the other hand, Agriculture Secretary Teo Laurel Jr.

03:35said that the imported rice will not fall in the Philippines

03:38because of the progress of President Marcos Jr.,

03:42the agency is positive that the agricultural performance of the Philippines

03:46will increase by 1 to 2 percent.

03:50As long as there is no big storm,

03:53I think we should have higher production.

03:56To make it more noticeable,

03:58the DA will open 1,500 stores in the Philippines

04:03in the next 3 years.

04:05His goal is to bring rice closer to the consumers.

04:10Our plan is to make this a cooperative run eventually.

04:14So the farmers and fishermen will be directed to the consumers.

04:20That is to increase the income of the farmers and fishermen

04:24and to lower the price of the consumers.

04:28To reduce the profiteering if possible.

04:31To lower the inflation.

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