Western Visayas takes steps to bolster rice production

ILOILO CITY: With the advent of the rainy season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas has adopted several intervention schemes aimed to increase rice production and establish anew the region’s supremacy as a top rice producing area in the country.

Agriculture Regional Director Larry Nacionales said the scheme involves the cooperation of other government agencies and institutions to increase production as the country is celebrating the Year of the Rice.