THE Departments of Finance (DoF) and Agriculture (DA) is working on the implementation of an assistance program to help rice farmers suffering from low prices of palay (paddy rice) as a result of the new rice regime.

The initiative was said to have been agreed upon over the weekend between Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd and Agriculture Secretary William Dar.

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