DA earmarks P550M for national seed reserves

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Photo by Jordeene Lagare) MANILA, Philippines – The government plans to invest about P550 million in the next two years to build national seed

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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Photo by Jordeene Lagare)

MANILA, Philippines – The government plans to invest about P550 million in the next two years to build national seed reserves in strategic locations across the country.

This year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked P250 million to build centralized storage vaults that will preserve important seeds.

READ: Philippines to deposit more rice seed samples in ‘doomsday vaults’

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