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MANILA, Philippines – The National Food Authority (NFA) unveiled a P355.4-million facility in Iloilo to boost its rice inventory and reduce postharvest losses in one of the country’s major rice-producing regions.
The integrated grains facility situated in the town of Dumangas is designed to significantly improve the NFA’s capacity to buy, dry, mill and store palay (unmilled rice) in the area.
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It will serve rice-producing areas in Anilao, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Dingle, Dueñas, Dumangas, Passi City and San Enrique. Collectively, these areas produce around 4.85 million bags of palay yearly.
