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P20-per-kilo rice rolls out in Cebu
A shipment of 35,000 bags of National Food Authority (NFA) rice has arrived in Cebu for the pilot test of the government's P20 per kilo rice initiative.
Cebu, Bohol, Siquijor, and Southern Leyte are participating in this pilot test, with a combined initial order of 673,000 bags, and Cebu specifically ordered 600,000 bags.
The transfer of 240,000 sacks of rice from NFA warehouses in Mindoro and Iloilo to Cebu is expected to be completed by June.
The pilot program, running until December, aims to collect data for potential expansion and extension nationwide.
The NFA is seeking to double its P9-billion budget to P18 billion to support the rollout of the P20 per kilo rice program and strengthen its procurement of palay from local farmers.
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