date:Apr 12, 2013
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said P200 million (M) will be spent this year and another P300 M in 2014 to increase hybrid rice utilization and hectarage by eight to 10 per cent in 2014 from 3.5 per cent last year.
He said the DA under its national rice program will continuously promote both private and public hybrids, particularly those developed by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) through the establishment of more technology-demonstrations farms in top rice-producing