Pagbebenta ng NIA ng P29/kg na bigas sa ilalim ng Contract Farming Program, sinimulan na; NIA, tiniyak na magiging sustainable ang programa
Pagbebenta ng NIA ng P29/kg na bigas sa ilalim ng Contract Farming Program, sinimulan na; NIA, tiniyak na magiging sustainable ang programa
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00:00Marangkada, today, is the largest and most widely used rice supplier for the vulnerable sector.
00:07This is under the Php 29 program, where this time, more regions will receive it.
00:14Clayzel Pardilia, for Sandra Manang Balita, live.
00:20Naomi, last month, the P29 program was launched by the Department of Agriculture and the National Food Authority.
00:28Today, the National Irrigation Administration started the sale of the Php 29 rice here in Quezon City, under the Contract Growing Program.
00:43The sale of the Php 29 rice started this morning at 10 am.
00:50Hundreds of residents of Central Barangay, Pagas, and Pinayahan, who are in the vulnerable sector, benefited from the cheap rice.
01:00It contains rice weighing 10 kilos, so it costs Php 290.
01:07This means that Php 47 to Php 55 per kilo of well-milled rice in the market,
01:15costs Php 180 to Php 280.
01:23Even if it rains, I still go to Canewa to buy Php 29 per kilo,
01:30because it's wasteful if we can't afford to buy a higher price.
01:35What I buy in the market is Php 56 per kilo.
01:38So now, I bought Php 29, so a lot of people are buying it.
01:43It's a big help to me because I have two students.
01:46It's a way to save money.
01:51When NIA clarifies this program of the agency,
01:54it's not only to help the buyers, but also to increase the income of the farmers.
02:02This project aims to give rice in a cheap price,
02:09so that it can reach the vulnerable sector of our society.
02:15This program is not only to give cheap rice,
02:19but also to help our farmers.
02:22We can buy cheap rice, but our President BBM should buy it.
02:28Our farmers should also buy it.
02:33Under the contract growing program of NIA,
02:36the agency is helping the Irrigators Association
02:40by giving free rice, fat and other farm inputs,
02:45as well as financial assistance.
02:47And when it rains, NIA will also buy it at a reasonable price.
02:53We will give NIA capital for the inputs.
02:57We will give NIA around Php 30,000.
03:01We will also give Php 20,000 for the cash.
03:06And then, our farmers will return Php 5,000 to NIA.
03:10NIA is buying Php 20 per kilogram of wet rice.
03:15We will get Php 0 per kilogram of rice.
03:23We will earn Php 20 per kilogram of rice.
03:27Php 100 million per kilogram of rice is expected
03:31from the contract growing program of NIA.
03:34NIA assures that the program will be sustainable.
03:38Aside from Quezon City,
03:40NIA is also selling Php 29 per kilogram of rice
03:43in Calabar Zone and other regions.
03:46Aside from the funds that NIA is giving to the farmers,
03:50the Agriculture Department is also helping the farmers
03:54under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund
03:57that has Php 10 billion,
03:59aside from the National Rice Program
04:02that has a Php 30 billion fund.
04:04NIA and the National Food Authority continues to sell
04:07Php 29 per kilogram of rice under the Php 29 program.
04:12This shows that the government's programs are expanding
04:16to help the poor Filipinos.
04:21That is the latest from Quezon City.
04:24Back to you, Naomi.
04:26Clazel, how long will this program last?
04:35Naomi, the target of the National Irrigation Administration
04:39is for this program to last for a long time.
04:42This means that once the Php 100 million per kilogram of rice is used up,
04:47the farmers will be able to plant again.
04:49When the rice reaches the last quarter of 2024,
04:53NIA will sell it again.
04:56But this will not stop.
04:59Aside from NIA,
05:01the Department of Agriculture and National Food Authority's Php 29 program
05:06will continue.
05:08There is always an aging rice from the NFA.
05:12This means that the government will continue to sell Php 29 per kilogram of rice.
05:18Naomi?
05:19That's good news.
05:20Thank you, Clazel Fardinia.