Rice farmers in Negros Oriental in the Philippines criticized the Department of Agriculture (DA) for backtracking on its earlier announcement that it would scrap the failed hybrid rice subsidy program and use the funds for support services.
"When we heard from former DA Secretary Ding Panganiban that they were scrapping the hybrid rice subsidy and focusing on more useful projects, we were overjoyed," said Eugene Quirante, regional liaison officer of the Sentro Saka, Inc. in an interview with Sun.Star.
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