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Read more about the article NIA-10 official: Water firm not the cause of low rice yield in Bukidnon town
The Rio Verde Water Consortium Inc. treatment facility in Barangay Pualas, Baungon, Bukidnon. (davaotoday.com/Jigger J. Jerusalem)

NIA-10 official: Water firm not the cause of low rice yield in Bukidnon town

Despite the claim that rice production in the municipality of Baungon, Bukidnon has decreased due to the siphoning of water of the town’s irrigation canal by a bulk water supplier, there was actually an increase in land converted to rice farm, a National Irrigation Administration-10 (NIA-10) official said.

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Read more about the article NFA-10, city officials confirm no rice hoarding at Normin port

NFA-10, city officials confirm no rice hoarding at Normin port

The National Food Authority-10 (NFA-10) has confirmed on Friday that there is no hoarding of rice at the Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT) sub-port in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, although the city government will still have to dig deeper to see if there are commercial grains dealers who may be stashing their rice supply to the detriment of consumers.

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Read more about the article PRDP Gains Satisfactory Performance Rating
Farmers from Barangay Pagan, Kitaotao, Bukidnon, till the land for planting dinorado rice early in the morning. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

PRDP Gains Satisfactory Performance Rating

The Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) under the Department of Agriculture (DA) received a satisfactory performance rating from the World Bank for its well-implemented projects.

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