date:Apr 12, 2013
provinces by the DA Regional Field Units, in partnership with private hybrid rice seed producers, farmers groups and irrigators associations (IAs), and local government units (LGUs).
In addition, farmers wanting to plant hybrids can avail of production loans of up to P50,000 per hectare and P41,000 per hectare, if they wish to plant inbreds, under the expanded P400-million Sikat-Saka credit program implemented jointly by the DA and Land Bank of the Philippines, said Secretary Alcala during the