00:00The farmers of Lanao del Norte are still not satisfied
00:04after seeing the potential and good quality of the hybrid rice
00:09compared to the traditional applied rice.
00:12This is Luan Antonio of PIA Iligan City with the national news.
00:18The security of food continues to be a challenge
00:22due to the decrease in the number of farmland due to the commercialization.
00:26In Lanao del Norte, the government of the province
00:30is encouraging the cultivation of upland rice to support it.
00:33Farmers are encouraged to plant hybrid rice
00:37for a stronger food supply.
00:40In a farm walk held at the Mindanao Rice Agricultural Innovation Center
00:44in the town of Ginamon,
00:46farmers witnessed how new technology can help
00:51to strengthen their crops.
00:53One of the farmers who used to have an interest in hybrid rice
00:57once again had hope after seeing its potential.
01:01Now that I've seen it, I'm very happy.
01:05I'm very happy that I can ask for help.
01:08First of all, I'm very thankful that the government of the province
01:12has given me the opportunity to plant it.
01:15According to the Provincial Agriculture Office,
01:18the traditional variety of upland rice can easily be planted
01:22with strong winds and storms.
01:24Meanwhile, hybrid rice has shown good results
01:28because it can reach up to 87 sacks per hectare,
01:32almost twice as much as the traditional upland rice.
01:36From the Philippine Information Agency,
01:38Iligan City, Lanao del Norte,
01:40Du Antonio, for Balitang Pambansa.
