00:00More than 600 million pesos were lost in the agriculture sector due to the typhoon Enteng and Habagat.
00:09In front of it, the DA carried out various steps to increase the production and income during the rainy season.
00:19This is Clayzel Pardilia in Centro Balita.
00:21The Department of Agriculture opened the new Rice Processing System or RPS in Gimba, Nueva Ecija.
00:31It includes a miller or a rice mill.
00:35There are also three dryers that are important to ensure that the rice of the farmers will be dry during the rainy season.
00:42It is said that more than 200 farmers will benefit from the RPS.
00:48Approximately 6,000 sacks of rice were milled in this new rice mill.
00:58The mechanization aspect, if you have a processing facility, drying, and then of course milling,
01:07the value of your rice will really increase and our farmers will benefit.
01:13The Provincial Local Government Unit of Surigao del Norte also initiated the Sagip-Saka Programme for the Procurement Projects in the province.
01:22This is aimed at increasing the decent value of the rice of the farmers so that they can have a good income.
01:30They raised P6 million for the program.
01:35The Department of Agriculture has already prepared more than P200 million worth of rice for the farmers and fishermen affected by the typhoon Enteng and Habagat.
01:48These are the free rice, fertilizers, and other products for the farmers.
01:53According to the latest report, P656 million was raised by the Department of Agriculture affected by the typhoon in Cagayan, Central Luzon, Bicol, Western, and Eastern Visayas regions.
02:07Kalei Zalpardilla for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
