Putting in place digital agriculture in PH

LAST February, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared that he wants to fast-track the digitalization of the database of farmers and food balance sheet (FBS) to strengthen the country's agricultural sector and food security level.

President Marcos gave the directive after meeting with the Private Sector Advisory Council's (PSAC) Agriculture Sector Group at Malacañang. For backgrounder, there are over 5.4 million farmers, farm workers and fisherfolk registered under the national Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) of the Department of Agriculture (DA). While registration in RSBSA is voluntary, it is a requirement in availing of agriculture-related government services from the DA.