DA Bicol likewise intensified the campaign for the farmers to register their farm products including their domesticated and farm animals. In December last year, DA Bicol recorded 66,000 hectares of farmland planted with palay.
DA encouraged farmers to take advantage of the rainy days and plant now before El Niño prevents them from farming due to dry spells or even drought. All of the high-breed varieties of palay have been given to LGUs. Fertilizer discount vouchers were also distributed to all the RSPSA registered farmers in Bicol. DA has advised the farmers to plant palays as early as December 2023.
(Source: DA Bicol RO5)