THE Agriculture Credit Policy Council (ACPC) is pushing for the amendment of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law to make agricultural lands acceptable as collateral.

The ACPC, the credit arm of the Department of Agriculture, also said this would address the absence or lack of collateral of farmer or fisher borrowers and narrow the huge credit gap in agriculture.  It earlier reported that the agriculture and fishery sector needs at least P400 billion in investments annually.

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