#ClusterWideMeeting | The Department of Agriculture (DA) -National Rice Program, headed by Undersecretary for Rice Industry Development Dr. Leocadio Sebastian, held the Cluster-Wide Meeting and Consultation on Rice Industry in the five regions of Mindanao on March 23-24 in Koronadal City, South Cotabato.

DA 12 headed by OIC-Regional Executive Director Sailila Abdula, hosted this cluster-wide meeting, wherein, aside from delegates from DA regional offices, attached agencies with focus on rice production and provincial local government units also joined the endeavor.
USec. Sebastian presented the MASAGANA Rice Program. This aims towards a vibrant, resilient and sustainable rice industry.

The goal is to increase farmers productivity, income and affordable rice. He highlighted the Four Key Strategies which are as follows; 1) Climate Change Adaptation 2) Cluster our Farmers 3) Value Chain Approach 4) Digital Transformation

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