Free Certified Rice Seeds for Farmers
The Department of Agriculture (DA) here said 6,700 bags of rice certified seeds (CS) are available for farmers in Western Visayas.
Edgar Baylon, the regional rice seed coordinator of DA, said the available stock of certified seeds include 8,000 bags for Negros Occidental, 500 bags for Capiz and 200 bags for Antique.
This is under the rapid seed supply financing project (RaSSFiP) extension phase for dry cropping season of 2011, he said.
In the RaSSFiP project, the National Food Authority (NFA) will procure CS from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) accredited seed growers. These seeds should be not more than three months from the date of certification by the National Seeds Quality Control Service (NSQCS).