Marcos administration, tinututukan ang pagpapataas sa produksyon ng pagkain sa bansa; Pagbibigay ng patubig sa mga magsasaka, tinututukan ng pamahalaan

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Marcos administration, tinututukan ang pagpapataas sa produksyon ng pagkain sa bansa; Pagbibigay ng patubig sa mga magsasaka, tinututukan ng pamahalaan

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00:00to increase the production of food and water for the farmers.
00:05That's just a few of the things that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:10stated in his State of the Nation Address.
00:12The Agriculture Department is also positive
00:15because of the President's bold actions.
00:22Let's report with Claycel Fardilla.
00:24The State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:32was approved by the President to address the problems
00:36that are close to everyone's lives.
00:38The price of goods is high, especially food,
00:42especially rice.
00:44My fellow countrymen,
00:46I know that you feel this.
00:48We do not neglect your poor and difficult experiences.
00:53To ensure a sufficient supply and affordable price of food,
00:58the Administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
01:01promised to increase the local food production
01:05by distributing more than 100 million kilos of rice to farmers
01:10with 300,000 animals and 500,000 fingerlings.
01:14Modern technology is also used,
01:17such as satellite,
01:19to monitor the production of food.
01:22It just shows how the President is on top of the situation.
01:27Although we have a problem,
01:29but you can see that all aspects from planting to harvest,
01:35the sale of fish, the ports,
01:39you know, we are focused on that.
01:41It is very important that the President's support
01:45is there in our agricultural sector.
01:47The Administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
01:51is committed to increasing the supply of food
01:55through multipurpose dams and solar irrigation.
01:59We will ensure that the inputs
02:03that the DA and the President will bring to our farmers
02:07should be provided to our farmers
02:09prior to the release of water.
02:11That would ensure the increase of our yield.
02:15If you increase the yield,
02:17I think we are at 4.2,
02:196 tons per hectare,
02:21then we are food secure.
02:23The land title that can be used
02:27to plant rice and other high-value crops
02:31was also continued last year,
02:33which recorded a record high
02:35of 20 million metric tons of rice production.
02:37That is also what contributes, right?
02:41That is why our rice is bigger now
02:43compared to the amount of land
02:45that was provided to the farmers.
02:49The rice production will reach 13 million metric tons,
02:53but it is still not enough
02:55for the 16 million metric tons of rice needed.
02:59That is why the Administration is working
03:01to improve it
03:03and reduce the price of rice,
03:07while reducing the price of rice
03:09and other agricultural products.
03:13Part of the temporary solution
03:15was to reduce the tariff
03:18because if you have elevated prices
03:20in the world market,
03:22and then you put on top of that a high tariff,
03:27then the more those prices will be felt
03:30at the domestic level.
03:32So clearly, part of our policy tools
03:35is to moderate and stabilize prices.
03:39On the other hand,
03:41Agriculture Secretary Teo Laurel Jr. believes
03:44that imported rice will not decrease in the Philippines
03:48because of the results of President Marcos Jr.,
03:52the agency is positive
03:54that the agricultural performance of the Philippines
03:57will increase by 1 to 2%.
04:00As long as there is no big storm,
04:03I think we should have higher production.
04:06To make it more noticeable,
04:08the DA will open 1,500 stores
04:11in the Philippines
04:13in the next 3 years.
04:15Its goal is to bring rice to the consumers
04:18of farmers.
04:20Our plan is to have a cooperative run
04:23eventually.
04:25So the farmers and fishermen
04:28will be directed to the consumers.
04:31So that the farmers and fishermen
04:33can earn more
04:35and the prices of consumers will decrease.
04:39Profiteering will be reduced if possible
04:42so that inflation will also decrease.
04:44Kalei Zalpardilla for Pambansang TV
04:48in the new Philippines.

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