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Article: DA working on bigger typhoon aid packages.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- October 8, 2009
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On top of short-gestation seeds, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is also looking at other production inputs like fertilizers that it will give for free to thousands of farmers devastated by tropical storm “Ondoy” and typhoon “Pepeng” to help them get back on their feet at once and plant anew this quarter.Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said the DA is now considering a much bigger package of assistance for typhoon-devastated farmers in Luzon that will include, among others, seed and fertilizer support, in the hope that they can catch up and plant again this season.“The scope of this planned rehabilitation package and the number of target ...