Rice farmers’ big harvests noted
BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO
CAUAYAN CITY (May 11, 2024)—Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary for Operations Nichols Manalo lauded the DA Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2) for rewarding the 63 rice farmers who achieved eight to 10 tons of inbred and hybrid rice per hectare in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley).
Among the awardees were 41 hybrid users and 22 inbred users who received certificates of appreciation and agricultural inputs.
Manalo commended DA-RFO2 executive director Rose Mary Aquino for giving tribute to rice farmers considering their important role in achieving self-sufficiency in rice.
He also congratulated the rice farmers, local government units and the DA-RFO2 for initiating the activity which will "surely make an impact on the region's food production and supp...