Tagged: Agriculture

NEDA: MODERNIZATION OF RICE INDUSTRY TO IMPROVE MANUFACTURING

MANILA – An easing of inflationary pressures, especially on food following the recent signing of the law that modernizes the rice industry in the country, bodes well for overall manufacturing growth, the National Economic and Development Authority said as manufacturing output figures for January 2019 were released.

P5 BILLION ALREADY RELEASED TO PROTECT RICE FARMERS

Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said on Tuesday that PhP5 billion has already been released under the 2018 national budget to protect farmers from possible adverse effects of the lifting of the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) on rice.