Agriculture Secretary Francisco “Kiko” Tiu Laurel Jr. will propose significant changes in the department’s 2025 budget to achieve President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s goal to modernize agriculture, increase food production and ensure food security.
“The budget in 2025 will be very different from this year,” the agri chief told members of the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) recently.
Apart from pushing the production of rice, the country’s national staple, Sec. Tiu Laurel envisions a budget that will increase livestock, poultry and high value crop output, widen irrigation coverage using solar-powered systems, improve post-harvest facilities for rice and corn, and rationalize use of fertilizers.
The agri chief wants to undertake extensive soil mapping and testing to determine which areas in the country are better suited for cultivation of rice, corn and other crops, and which locations could be used for other agricultural purposes.
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