Philippine President reaffirms vow to modernize rice industry during visit to IRRI

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rallied stakeholders to support the government in elevating the current condition of the Philippine rice industry and pushing for sustainable rice value chains.

In his visit to IRRI headquarters in Los Banos, Laguna on 29 November, President Marcos raised the need to adopt supportive policies to modernize the rice sector as part of a vibrant agri-food industry in the country.

“There are new technologies that address the problems that we are facing, and those technologies are beginning to be disseminated down to the local farmers,” the President said.

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More about the visit:

Pres. Marcos makes historic trip to IRRI to discuss how IRRI innovations and technologies can help transform Philippine agriculture
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna to talk about how innovations and technologies could transform the Philippine agriculture sector and improve the lives of Filipino farmers.

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