Piñol bares plans for DA – #JHedzWorlD

Piñol bares plans for DA – #JHedzWorlD

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MANILA, Philippines – Incoming Agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol has bared his plans for the department for the first 100 days of his term, mainly focusing on providing sufficient and affordable food for Filipinos.

The new agri chief wants a countrywide “orientation and mind setting” for all Department of Agriculture (DA) officials and employees to assure they are guided on the priorities of the Duterte administration.

A special project called Pagkain Para sa Masa will be launched in Metro Manila establishing arrozcaldo feeding stations, in partnership with the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development and local government units.

“This will serve as the first step toward ensuring that the street dwellers, urban poor and the homeless will be identified and later trained for vegetable growing using the Israel Green House technology,” he said.

Piñol is set to begin the Color-Coded Agriculture Guide Map which would  determine the crops or agricultural activities that would be best in a specific area based on geographic, climatic and soil type conditions.

“We will also start the National Food Consumption Quantification Survey which would determine what kind of food and the volume of food commodities consumed by the Filipinos. This would also project the food consumption of the country in relation to population growth,” he said.

Piñol will also lead a nationwide inspection of irrigation services, dredging of silted dams and provision of shallow tube wells to ensure sufficient supply of water for the next rice planting season.

Furthermore, Piñol said he aims to have face-to-face interactions with stakeholders in the agriculture and fishery sectors to hear and address their concerns.

“There is an urgent need for life-saving efforts to lift up farmers and fishermen and those who depend on agriculture for their livelihood and business,” he added.

Piñol bares plans for DA – #JHedzWorlD