Philippines: DA defends order on use of biofertilizers to increase yield, lower cost of farmers
CNN Philippines
2023.05.25
It is time for Filipino farmers to use biofertilizers as the country is left behind in the more efficient and cheaper farming input, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday.
“We have been talking about biofertilizers, we have been talking about balance fertilization for the last 30 years but hindi natin ginagawa (we are not doing it) on a massive scale,” Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian told CNN Philippines’ The Source.
He said the country has been stuck in the demonstration stage, while Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia, who also learned the technology here, are already reaping its benefits.
“Since the fertility of our rice lands is also going down, it's now time that we start promoting these kinds of technologies,” Sebastian added.
It is time for Filipino farmers to use biofertilizers as the country is left behind in the more efficient and cheaper farming input, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday.
“We have been talking about biofertilizers, we have been talking about balance fertilization for the last 30 years but hindi natin ginagawa (we are not doing it) on a massive scale,” Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian told CNN Philippines’ The Source.
He said the country has been stuck in the demonstration stage, while Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia, who also learned the technology here, are already reaping its benefits.
“Since the fertility of our rice lands is also going down, it's now time that we start promoting these kinds of technologies,” Sebastian added.
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