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P534.3M released for rice programs – Budget Dept.
The Department of Budget and Management has released P534.3 million for the agricultural programs ensuring rice sufficiency in the country. The funds would be used for on-farm and postharvest mechanization programs under the Department of Agricultureâs National Rice Program, Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad said Friday. The money, culled from governmentâs P5.217-billion National Rice Program for 2011, has been released to the Agriculture Departmentâs regional offices to boost the administrationâs goal of making the country self-sufficient on rice, Abad said. The Aquino administration aims to make the Philippines rice self-sufficient by 2013. â VS, GMA News
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