The P20 per kilo of rice is possible.
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) bringing the price
down is possible thru its mega farms project,DAR Secretary Bernie Cruz said.
“The mega farm is a cluster of contiguous farms that are
consolidated to form a sizable plantation capable of producing a large volume
of farm products to meet the demands of consumers,” Cruz said.
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He said the aspiration of President-elect Ferdinand
"Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to bring down rice prices can also be made
possible by reducing the cost of production without sacrificing the income of
farmers.
“From the studies we conducted in the mega farms project, we
found out that not only is the PHP20 a kilo achievable, but it will also be profitable
for our agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs),” he said.
Under the mega farm project, Cruz said DAR has come up with
“Programang Benteng Bigas sa Mamamayan” (PBBM, loosely translated as Program
PHP20 for Citizen’s Rice).
DAR Undersecretary David Erro said PBBM will start with an
initial 150,000 hectares of rice farm under the coverage of the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and adjacent small farm lots.
Erro said studies made by the DAR showed that 150,000
hectares can produce an average of 142 cavans or sacks of rice per hectare per
cropping season.
He said it will translate to a gain of PHP76,501 annually for
ARBs.
“We, Filipinos, have a daily average per capita consumption
of rice at 301 grams or 109.9 kilograms per year. With that figure, this
project can feed around nine million poor Filipinos,” Erro said.
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