00:00Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chu Laurel Jr. approved the P82.5 Million Pesos Fund
00:07to strengthen the production of rice in Iloilo.
00:10The fund will support the hybrid rice production
00:14in an additional 16,500 hectares
00:17that will increase the yield this dry season.
00:20The DA's target is to use the stronger yield using hybrid seeds
00:26even though El Nino may affect the result.
00:29The fund is a part of the support of the Marcos Jr. Administration
00:33for farmers and for food security.