00:00Based on the records, we talked to Secretary Kiko Laurel, based on the records, the importation
00:14is low.
00:15It is not true that this is the reason why the purchase of rice is low for farmers,
00:25not because of importation.
00:28Based on the records, the importation is lower now as compared to the past.
00:34This is what will happen here.
00:37What Secretary Kiko told me is that the local traders will benefit from this.
00:46So, our recommendation is to help the farmers in the local government units
00:54to bring this to the NFA buying station.
00:59The NFA buys from 23 to 24 dry.
01:03That is what he told us.
01:05We also asked why we are not going directly.
01:08Farmers can go directly to the NFA buying station.
01:12The problem is that our farmers have no vehicles.
01:18But according to our Secretary, we are already doing procuring of trucks.
01:24And not only now, because we are just getting the bidding.
01:28So that when we get the vehicles, we can go directly to the farmers
01:32and it will not be difficult for them to sell their rice to the NFA.
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