00:00Then R. Marcos Jr. expressed his readiness to certify the Agriculture Cooperatives Act of 2025 as urgent, aiming to further
00:08strengthen the country's agriculture sector.
00:11The proposed law seeks to empower cooperatives to serve as primary partners of the government in delivering support to farmers
00:18and fishermen.
00:19Meanwhile, amendments to the rice tarification law are being studied to ensure greater benefits for local farmers.
00:26During a meeting with the Department of Agriculture and Senate Agriculture Committee Chair, Senator Hiko Pangilinan, agricultural reforms such as
00:34the Agricom Act and the Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Act were also discussed, with the administration targeting swift approval of
00:43these measures.
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