CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN—Central Luzon targets to plant hybrid seeds in a total of 126,000 hectare area for 2018 wet and dry season—this was disclosed during the conduct of the Municipal/City Agriculturist and Agricultural Officers’ Monthly Meeting at the Mariano Ponce, Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center, City of Malolos, Bulacan on March 20, 2018.

Presided by Bulacan Provincial Agriculturist Ma. Gloria SF. Carrillo, the topics presented were updates regarding National Food Authority (NFA), National Irrigation Authority Angat Maasim Rivers Irrigation Systerm (NIA-AMRIS), NIA-Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation System (UPRIIS), DA-Rice, High Value Crops, Fisheries, among others.

Department of Agriculture Central Luzon Regional Technical Director for Operations and Extension Crispulo G. Bautista, Jr. discussed the DA hybridization program.

“Out of the 1.9 billion budget of the rice program, 500 million is allotted for hybrid seeds that will distributed for free to qualified farmers.“ furthered Bautista

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), hybrid rice varieties yield about 15 to 20 percent more than even the best of the improved or high-yielding inbred varieties do.###

Ozanne Ono Allas
Information Officer II