For a Filipino, a meal is not complete without rice, so much so that our country is among the world’s top rice consumers. MBOpinions READ:
For a Filipino, a meal is not complete without rice, so much so that our country is among the world’s top rice consumers. Even with this high demand, the equation seems off — our country, which was once the world’s top rice producer, is now among the top importers surpassing Japan and the US. The country’s golden era of rice production seemed like a distant memory.
According to farming experts, these hybrid rice would have substantial yielding ability that could enhance farm productivity by 10 to 15 percent. That would be a big step toward rice self-sufficiency. On the other hand, there are also critics of this move, citing the prohibitive seeds’ cost and the unpreparedness of our farmers to adapt to the appropriate technology.
According to Arnel de Mesa, DA assistant secretary for operations, part of the plan is to “promote the planting of hybrid seeds on 1.5 million hectares of land during the dry season.” The DA, De Mesa revealed, is “looking at expanding the production of hybrid rice into Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Soccsksargen, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao .” The Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon regions have already adopted the hybrid rice technology, the DA noted.
Based on a joint study by the DA and various LGUs, the hybrid system has “produced a 41 percent higher yield than inbred conventional seeds over the past two years; while hybrid farmers have reported harvesting 7 to 15 metric tons per hectare, higher than the average of 3.6 MT/hectare for inbred seeds.”
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