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DA ALLOTS P230-M FOR RICE-CORN PROJECT OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is supporting the “BigMa” (Bigas-Mais) rice-corn blending initiative of listed firm AgriNurture, Inc. (ANI) and groups of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Mindanao to devote vast tracts of idle land for planting white corn as an alternative to reduce dependence on imported rice.  In a virtual press conference, Agriculture Secretary William […]