To prevent further conflicts of interest and viewpoints between government agencies, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is now pushing for the nomination of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) to the National Food Authority (NFA) council.

In an interview, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said that the interagency working committee would nominate NEDA Director General Arsenio Balisacan as member of the NFA council, replacing Philippine National Bank (PNB) President Carlos Pedrosa.

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