The City Agriculturist Office of Davao City reveals that the city's rice production is far from self-sufficient, prompting a call for increased local production and responsible consumption.
THE City Agriculturist Office reported that local rice production cannot sustain Davao City for even a month, thus it is heavily reliant on supplies from neighboring provinces.Pablita Almador, focal person of rice production at Cagro, said during the ISpeak media forum, on Thursday, November 22, 2024, at the City Mayor’s Office, that the city has only 400 hectares of irrigated rice fields, with the largest area located in Calinan District.
Due to this reliance, the engineering division of Cagro has been scouting potential areas for expansion, particularly in the lowlands, where land and crop conversions have occurred to make way for other agricultural products. She also said that their office is looking at the upland areas of Paquibato and Marilog, which have significant potential for rice production.
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