To stabilize the rice supply situation in the country despite challenges in the price of commercial fertilizers, Department of Agriculture (DA) has provided poor farmers in San Nicolas with fertilizer vouchers to boost rice production through the National Rice Program- Rice Fertilizer Voucher.
A whooping Php 16, 170,582.12 will be distributed tomorrow, February 20, at the Municipal Auditorium for 2,995 farmer-beneficiaries with crops planted during dry cropping season 2022-2023.
Beneficiaries shall use the one-time fertilizer vouchers, which were computed based on the rice farm area, to claim urea fertilizers at Aleya’s Agri Supply and RR Rodrigo Agri Supply.
“This assistance is a big help for farmers considering the high cost of farm inputs such as fertilizer. It offers an alternative to farmers with lower purchasing power to buy a sufficient volume of urea recommended for their rice area,” said Mayor Alice.
Qualified beneficiaries for the program are rice farmers registered in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) and those who will be planting during the 2023-2024 dry cropping season.
In this line, Mayor Alice encouraged farmers to register with RSBSA since it is the first requirement for receiving assistance from DA.
The National Rice Program aims to enable rice farmers to supplement the requirement for urea fertilizer for their rice production, mitigate the impacts of the projected decline in production due to low usage of urea fertilizer, and attain the target yield of 4.22 metric tons per hectare of palay for 2023.
The schedule of distribution is as follows:
8:00 AM- 12:00 PM- Brgys. Bensican, Cabuloan, Calanutian, Camangaan, Camindoroan, Dalumpinas, Fianza, Lungao, Malilion, Salingcob, Salpad, San Felipe East, San Felipe West, San Isidro, San Rafael Centro, San Rafael East, San Rafael West, and Sto. Tomas.
1:00 PM- 4:00 PM- Brgys. Cabitnongan, Cacabugaoan, Calaocan, Casaratan, Nagkaysa, Nining, Poblacion East, Poblacion West, San Jose, San Roque, Siblot, Sobol, Sta. Maria East, and Sta. Maria West.
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