Villar lists 8 priority bills for farmers
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:30:21 +0000
SENATOR VILLAR
The Senate agriculture committee has listed eight priority legislative agenda for passage in the current 18th Congress that will uplift the lives of eight million crop farmers throughout the archipelago.
In a speech before the 2019 National Food Security Summit (NFSS) at the Land Bank building in Malate, Manila, Senator Cynthia A. Villar, committee chairwoman, said the Senate has the obligation to pass these measures and bolster the position of the Philippines as an agricultural country.
These measures, according to Villar, are
- The passage of the previously vetoed coconut bills
- Free Index–Based Agriculture Insurance Act: to strengthen the resiliency of small farmers against climate change and extreme weather risks
- Agri-Agra Law: an act providing for further compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10000, otherwise known as the “Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009
- Philippine Livestock, Poultry & Dairy Industry Development Act: to strengthen the development, protection and regulatory functions, Including the Promotion of the dairy and native Animal.
- Fiber Industry: the aim is for the development, production, processing and marketing of local Philippine fibers – cotton, piña, ramie, silk, maguey, among others, for additional income for rural folks
- Amending the Organic Agriculture Act and putting in place the Participating Guarantee System: to intensify the promotion of organic agriculture in our country. It will also help small organic farmers attain the organic certification they badly nee
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