According to a latest report submitted by the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani (GMA) to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), total rice production in Philippines recorded an increase of 5.96 % to reach 16.24 million MT in 2007.

The increase in production is being attributed to the Department of Agriculture’s intervention measures to boost yields and contain the adverse impact of the climate change during the second and third quarters of 2007.

From only 15.33 million MT in 2006, the GMA Rice Program achieved a total production of 16.24 million MT in 2007 with a total effective rice area of 4.27 million hectares (ha).