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NFA ASSURES SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF RICE
Tuesday 22nd of January 2013
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, Jan 22 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) here dispelled fears that there is shortage of rice mainly due to the effects of tropical storm “Pablo” and several weather disturbances that hit some parts of Bukidnon, assuring the public that there is enough supply of rice in the province.
Victoria Real-Duray, NFA manager, said there is no rice shortage especially for its immediate relief distribution operations because as of today, more than 25,000 bags of rice and 38,000 bags of palay (unhusked rice) are available in NFA warehouses.
“There are also commercial and household stocks of about 129,742 bags,...
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07Jul2012ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao, July 7 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in the province has set various strategies to intensify its palay and white corn procurement program. This is in support to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) food staple self-sufficiency program (FSSP). The FSSP is the banner program of the DA’s Agrikulturang Pilipino (AgriPinoy) framework, concerned with food security and self-sufficiency in rice and other staples aimed at ensuring there is enough food for each ...
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04Jul2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, July 4 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) has strengthened its coordination in the province to ensure rice self-sufficiency and food security. Victoria Real-Duray, provincial manager, said NFA is now focused on increased palay procurement, hands-on training on grains classification, posting of farmers’ kiosks and post-harvest facilities in far-flung areas, conduct of farmers’ forum, help farmers in selling their produce, and intensification of Iron-Fortifi...
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19Jun2012LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN, June 19 -- The National Food Authority (NFA)-Western Pangasinan branch has prepared a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for local government units on its rice loan program in preparation for the lean months. Provincial Manager Beverlyn Peralta said that under the rice loan program, LGUs can purchase rice on credit from NFA whether for relief operations or for stockpiling for distribution during relief operations or for its rehabilitation project/program. “It is designed to ...
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16May2012BALER, Aurora, Mayo 16 (PIA) -- Hinikayat ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Pampanga ang National Food Authority (NFA) na isaalang-alang ang pagtatayo ng mga buying stations ng palay sa mga istratehikong lugar ng lalawigan upang matulungan ang mga magsasaka sa pagbebenta ng kanilang ani lalo na sa darating na tag-ulan. Sinabi ni Governor Lilia Pineda na nais niyang tiyakin sa mga magsasaka na ginagawa nila ang lahat ng mga paraan upang lalong madagdagan ang kanilang kita at ang produksiyon ng pagk...
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12May2012KALIBO, Aklan, May 12 (PIA6) -- Aklanons will have enough rice to eat up to mid-August of this year, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) here. This, as BAS-Aklan records show that as of the current month, Aklan households had been listed to hold 21,305.3402 metric tons of palay. Provincial Agricultural Statistics Officer Manuelito Delegencia said the palay stocks this year, higher by 13.36% than last year’s records for the same period – will last for 118.36 days. ...
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10May2012SANTIAGO CITY,Isabela, May 10 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) 2 has launched a mobile palay buying system starting this cropping season, to enable the agency to meet its procurement program this year. NFA Regional Director Ruben Reside said the agency will directly buy palay harvest of farmers right at their doorstep as a way to help the farmers lessen their fare expenses in selling their palays. “The NFA mobile buying system was conceptualized due to competition of private palay...
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07May2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) is encouraging local rice farmers to increase their production. NFA’s 2011 records reveal that the city’s famers only produce 18 percent of rice that is why some of the rice came from neighboring provinces like Zamboanga Del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, to as far as General Santos City, Ilo-Ilo, Cotabato and Manila. NFA provincial manager Gaudencio Nuega Jr. said, of the city’s 98 barangays, only five of these are into rice prod...
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03May2012CEBU CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) is pushing for the promotion of iron fortified rice (I-Rice) for the prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) that is prevalent among children six months to less than one year, and to all pregnant and lactating mothers in the country. According NFA-7 information officer Lucy Rosales in an interview, the agency's massive advocacy campaign is to inform the public on the advantages in consuming I-Rice. Rosales said NFA launched the I-R...
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29Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- All the storage facilities of the National Food Authority (NFA) Region 2 are well maintained, Regional Director Ruben Reside said, as he revealed that one of the warehouses of the region is now a national finalist for "Best Maintained Warehouse" in the country.NFA houses the grains, rice in particular of the country. “For this year, we entered San Mateo, Isabela warehouse, and we believe that we can make it as we are maintaining and innovating programs and ...
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29Apr2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- With the massive campaign of the Department of Health (DOH) on healthy lifestyle, particularly in the no smoking policy, the National Food Authority (NFA) Region 2 declared the entire office a no smoking zone, making it the entry of the region in the prestigious Red Orchid Award of DOH. Regional Director Ruben Reside said he issued an order to all employees and staff to refrain from smoking when entering the premises of the agency and while at work. “We did...
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20Mar2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, March 20 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) 2 reassured consumers that the supply of rice in the region remains stable and is enough for four months or until the next harvest. Ruben Reside, Cagayan Valley’s NFA director, said that as of press time there are 1.9 million bags commercial rice stocks and 1.4 million bags of NFA rice that are stored in the households in the region for consumption and a portion of it is kept at the NFA warehouses. ...
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08Mar2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar. 8 (PIA) -- Exactly a year after an intensive actual demonstration of consuming cooked iron-fortified rice in launching ceremonies at schools and communities here, results are encouraging even as it trickled little by little. “We received feedback that some consumers do ask for iron-fortified rice from the National Food Authority (NFA). I myself heard such instances of inquiry in my random roving at the market in our city, in Sogo...
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01Mar2012ILAGAN, Isabela, March 1 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) Isabela is set to buy 1.197 million bags of palay and 100,000 bags of corn from Isabela farmers this year. NFA Isabela Manager Rocky Valdez said during the 2nd Farmers Congress held at Faustino S. Dy, Jr. session hall yesterday that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered NFA to buy at least 5% of the total palay and corn production in the region for residents’ rice and corn consumption and for additional s...
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01Mar2012ILAGAN, Isabela, March 1 (PIA) – The provincial government has allotted P14,890,586.35 for the continuing program on price support to the National Food Authority (NFA) Isabela. This program aims to help Isabela farmers in the province to cope up and recover from their great losses due to the calamities that had hit the province last year. Rocky Valdez, NFA Isabela provincial manager, said there will be 2,274 palay farmers and 2,165 corn farmers to benefit from the price support p...
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29Feb2012CAMIGUIN, Mambajao, Feb. 29 (PIA) -- A new 20,000-cavan capacity warehouse of the National Food Authority (NFA) now serves Camiguin province, boosting its storage capacity from 10,000 to 30,000 bags. It is constructed in a 600-square meter lot leased by NFA from the local government and is situated adjacent to the NFA compound within the Government Center in Barangay Lakas of Mambajao town. Camiguin was among the provinces classified to be critical in terms of rice supply...
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28Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- An official of the National Food Authority (NFA) here said the province is still self-sufficient in rice over the years due to the agricultural farming practices of farmers. “We are always self-sufficient with our stocks. In fact we are supplying the needs of other provinces,” said Leslie Martinez, NFA provincial manager. He said the rice self-sufficient classification of the province is one of the major factors in stabiliz...
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21Feb2012ILAGAN, Isabela, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- National Food Authority (NFA) provincial manager Rocky Valdez has reported that a total of 3,500 rice and corn farmers in the province benefitted from the provincial government’s price support program. The price support fund of the provincial government aims to help farmers in the province cope up with the skyrocketing farm inputs used by farmers and due to effects of calamities on agricultural products primarily rice and corn. Valdez sai...
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21Feb2012ILAGAN, Isabela, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) Isabela has turned over to the provincial government P4 million as the province’s share from the gain for the P20 million price support fund allotted by the province in 2010 and 2011 to help Isabela farmers recuperate from losses from the calamities that hit the province recently and from skyrocketing prices of farm inputs. NFA Isabela provincial manager Rocky Valdez handed to provincial administrator Atty. Noel M...
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13Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb 13 (PIA) -- All NFA rice are now iron fortified, an official of the National Food Authority (NFA) here announced. Angelina Lucena, assistant manager of NFA South Cotabato, has confirmed that their rice fortification program is already on a full blast. This means that all rice in their stock and...
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10Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala allayed fears of a rice shortage in earthquake struck areas in Cebu and Negros. He said NFA rice supply in these areas will last for 23 days. "Actually, kapag isinama iyon sa hawak ng mga farmer at commercial store, it will last even for 73 days. Wala pong problema sa bigas (If the NFA rice stock will be combined with the stocks of the farmers and commercial stores, it will last even for 73 days. The...
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01Feb2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb. 1 (PIA6) -- The National Food Authority - Antique is unrelenting in its campaign to use iron-fortified rice especially in communities with high incidence of malnutrition. Accredited rice retailers of NFA are encouraged to continue selling iron-fortified rice at P27 per kilo. The province of Antique, according to NFA Information Officer Gazelle Jamandron, has 97 accredited rice retail outlets who are selling iron-fortified rice. Iron-fortif...
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01Feb2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 1 (PIA6) -- Capiz has adequate rice supply which will last for 87 days, National Food Authority said. As of January 26, rice inventory in the province was 485,425 bags, said information officer Rose Andalecio of NFA. Average daily rice consumption is estimated at 5,670 bags. Of the total rice stock, 209,570 bags are in government warehouses, 47,475 bags are with millers, and 170,365 bags are with households. The retailer’s stock stands at 32,850 bags while...
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30Jan2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan. 30 (PIA6) -- The National Food Authority hopes to procure 175,000 bags of palay in 2012 for the province of Antique. Information Officer Gazelle Jamandron in an interview said that NFA Antique is optimistic to reach the target procurement for palay to serve as buffer stocks for the Antiqueños during lean months and for other NFA warehouses in other parts of the country if needed. Palay procurement is ongoing for both San Jose and Culasi warehouses...
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21Jan2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, January 21 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) regional office located in this city has lauded the support of the region’s five provinces, municipal and city local government units in promoting Iron Fortified Rice (I-rice). Ruben Reside, NFA 2 director, said the launching of I-Rice last year has gained positive results from local governments as shown in the resolutions which they passed supporting the promotion of I-Rice and urging their cons...
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18Jan2012LAOAG CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in Ilocos Norte said the province has sufficient rice supply for this year. According to Engr. Fortunato Bulao, the province a a rice stock of 112,000 bags. Bulao said that although their office did not meet the procurement target of 240,000 bags of palay last year, they always ensure that they have enough stock to meet the Ilocanos daily consumption. Since Ilocos Norte is considered as a surplus province...
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05Jan2012Legazpi City, Jan. 5 (PIA) -- If belief of bounty for the new year will be adhered to, Bicolanos can consider 2012 will have ample supply of rice. Tradition of the community called for having stock of basic food stuffs available in welcoming the incoming year made the public confident as the National Food Authority (NFA) assured the public that rice supply in the region is adequate that can last up to the second quarter of 2012. Edwin Ataiza, NFA Bicol chief of operations divis...
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22Dec2011KORONADAL CITY, Dec 22 (PIA) -- Employees of the National Food Authority in Soccsksargen Region have canceled their Christmas party in favor of the flood victims in Northern Mindanao. Instead, they decided to donate the amount for the evacuees from Iligan City, Cagayan de Oro, and other areas affected by typhoon Sendong. NFA South Cotabato assistant manager Angelina Lucena said they have saved about P8,000 for the assistance. They have also agreed to contribute used cl...
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11Nov2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 11(PIA) -- In compliance with the Food Fortification Law or Republic (RA) Act 8976, the National Food Authority (NFA) here plans to go Iron Fortified Rice (I-rice)- exclusive next year. NFA Provincial Manager Remigio Samson said, the food authority targets to sell only Iron Fortified Rice (IFR) by 2012. “May time table kame, na dapat by 2012, Iron Fortified Rice na lahat nasa market,” (we have a time table that by 2012, Iron Fortified Rice should be avail...
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15Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 15 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s National Food Authority has opened satellite procurement sites as the buying price of commercial traders in the province continues to slide down. Provincial agriculturist Reynaldo Legaste has confirmed that this week the prevailing price of palay went down to P14.00 to P14.50 a kilo range from last week’s P15.00 to P15.50 a kilo. Legaste said the downtrend was brought about by the peaking of rice ...
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11Sep2011KORONADAL CITY, Sept 11 (PIA) -- South Cotabato's National Food Authority (NFA) will intensify procurement of produce from local rice farmers this week. Angelina Lucena, assistant manager of NFA South Cotabato said, besides the continuous buying of palay in Koronadal City, they will start accepting deliveries in two additional sites in the upper valley area starting September. NFA South Cotabato has already rented one warehouse in Norala and another in Surallah towns for the produce bou...
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23Jul2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, July 23 (PIA) – - “Sell your palay (grains) to us and get incentives,” says the National Food Authority (NFA) here to Zamboanga’s rice farmers. NFA Provincial Manager Gaudencio Nuega, Jr. said farmers who sell their grains to the food authority will get incentives aside from the payment for their “palay” at P17 per kilo. Among the incentives according to are the Cooperative Development Incentive (CDI) of 30 cents per kilo for famers&rsq...
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07May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- Open sale of rice at P25 per kilo is not for consumers, an official of the National Food Authority (NFA) in South Cotabato said. Angelina Lucena, assistant manager of NFA South Cotabato explained that only retailers and wholesalers registered with the NFA can avail of the discounted NFA rice. She said consumers could still pay higher price for each kilo of rice at the retail stores because pricing of the product remains the deci...
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27Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 27(PIA) -- Good news to rice farmers: the regional office Department of Agriculture (DA) has recently resumed its projects that subsidizes cost of certified rice seeds. In a press conference at the South Cotabato Provincial Capitol yesterday, DA 12 Regional Agri-Pinoy Rice Coordinator Rey Embahador announced, “Secretary Proceso Alcala extended the implementation of Rapid Seed Supply Financing Project (RaSSFiP) in the region until December...
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08Apr2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, April 8 (PIA) –- Iron Fortified Rice (IFR) offers health benefits to the consuming public, said the National Food Authority (NFA) here as the agency calls on the public to patronize IFR. “Sa consuming public, tangkilin natin itong IFR” (to the consuming public, let us patronize IFR), NFA Provincial Manager Remigio Samson encourages the public. Sanson explained “IFR is not like the NFA rice presently sold in the market. This IFR rice is fortified fi...
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21Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, March 21 (PIA) -- An official of the National Food Authority in South Cotabato today said that the public needs to be educated on the benefist of eating Iron-Fortified Rice (I-Rice) Omar Mohammad, NFA South Cotabato manager, said that they have distributed 50 sacks of I-Rice to retailer stores immediately after the the I-Rice launching on Tuesday last week. “Sa totoo lang, walang bumibili ng bigas na yon,” Mohammad said. One of the reasons for refusal of the public...
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17Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- An official of the National Food Authority in South Cotabato said that the Iron-Fortified Rice (IFR) or I-Rice is the national government's response to the worsening problem of lack of micronutrients in the diet of Filipinos. In the launching of i-Rice in the province on Tuesday NFA South Cotabato Assistant Manager Angelina Lucena said the activity is in line with the agency’s commitment “to fight hidden hunger among Filipinos.” Hidden hunger,...
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16Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 16 (PIA) -- An official of the National Food Authority (NFA) in South Cotabato yesterday assured the public that the provincial office has enough stock of Iron-Fortified Rice (I-Rice) if more stocks are needed by retailers, LGUs and other interested partners. NFA South Cotabato assistant manager Angelina Lucena said, “we have more than 50,000 bags of imported rice that we can use for iron-fortification.” At present, NFA is only using the imported rice stock for...
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15Mar2011CEBU CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- Slightly over 100 people gathered for the re-launching of the Iron Fortified Rice or I-Rice in Cebu at the Centennial Warehouse of the National Food Authority (NFA)-7 to muster support for the government's call to address micro-nutrient deficiencies. NFA-7 regional rirector Atty. Danilo Bonabon said one of the most effective measures seen by the government to address iron deficiency among Filipinos is to eat rice fortified with iron. “Ninety percent of Filipin...
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15Mar2011CEBU CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- The Iron Fortified Rice (I-Rice) gets a boost as the chief of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Region VII promised to mobilize its nutrition network and other stakeholders to promote and patronize the I-Rice during a re-launching of the fortified staple this morning. NNC-7 Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Dr. Parolita Mission said it is high time that the government through the National Food Authority (NFA) strengthens its advocacy efforts to sell I-Rice to...
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14Mar2011TUGUEGARAO CITY (PIA) -- The Cagayan Valley Region still lives up to its role as the emerging prime cereal producer of the country as the Regional Development Council of Region 2 listed in its Investment Promotions Plan that livestock, poultry and fishery are its investment priorities in the next few decades. An agriculture-based region, Cagayan Valley represents 9 percent of the country’s total land area with 26,837 square kilometers and with an annual growth rate of 1.85 p...
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12Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- Rice farmers in South Cotabato have benefited from the extended rainy season with an opportunity to plant earlier, which in turn assures the province of a steady harvest even in June. Provincial Agriculturist Reynaldo Legaste yesterday said, “this year is much favorable to our farmers compared to the last few years.” He added that this year can even be the best year for rice production in the last ten years, considering that the farm...
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31Jan2011CEBU, Jan. 31 (PIA) – The National Food Authority (NFA) in Central Visayas can extend credit to various local government units in Cebu province for rice stock filing during disasters and calamities. In an emergency meeting of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council (RDRRMC) recently, NFA information officer Edgar Diez said that through a memorandum of agreement (MOA), the NFA can extend credit account to all towns worth for 1,000 sacks of NFA rice whil...
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29Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, (29 July) -- Northern Mindanao had a total rice equivalent (TRE) of 2,086,307 bags of rice at 50 kgs. per bag, as of March 1, this year, higher by 49.03 percent compared to 1,399,964 bags in March 1, last year. With an average consumption requirement of 27,350 bags per day, the rice inventory of the region, as of the period, was estimated to last for 76 days, said Javier P. Lozada, Jr., Regional Director of National Food Authority (NFA), region 10. The inventory alr...
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