date:Jul 10, 2014
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday that it is targeting to produce 59. 67 million metric tons (MMT) of unmilled rice in the next three years in a bid to attain rice self-sufficiency.
Agriculture Assistant Secretary and National Rice Program Director Edilberto de Luna said the DA will expand harvest area for rice as well as yield per hectare to boost output in the 2014 to 2016 period and wipe out imports.
This year, de Luna said the DA is targeting to produce 19.07 MMT