The
NFA was able to purchase more palay from farmers after it raised its buying price to P20.70 per kg and became more competitive against traders.
To prove their legitimacy, individual farmers who want to transact with
NFA are required to show their farmer's passbook and while those under cooperatives will need to show their master's passbook.
In its 2017 audit report, COA said the
NFA used P5.1-billion fund it received from the government for the implementation of its food security program.
In NCR, all five
NFA district offices failed to maintain the required 15-day buffer stock for the entire 2018.
"Right after the election, nag-take oath siya as administrator sa chairman ng
NFA Council, who is the Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary Pinol [Right after the election, she took her oath as administrator before the chairman of the
NFA Council, who is Agriculture Secretary Pinol]," he said in a media interview.
Maramba assured the public of sufficient supply of
NFA rice despite the lean months.
Slashing the selling price, he said, will accelerate the
NFA's disposal of rice stocks since it will be cheaper.
The
NFA procurement activities are revitalized by the agency's new buying price, which increased from P17.70 to P20.70 per kilo for clean and dry palay.
According to Escarez, Dansal said she will report to work as
NFA chief on Wednesday, June 19.Dansal, Escarez also said, will serve the unexpired term of Aquino until June 30, 2019.
She bared that 17,000 bags of imported rice from Thailand arrived at the
NFA warehouse in Loakan Road, which is expected to last for two weeks.
NFA Deputy Administrator Tomas Escarez was designated officer-in-charge after Aquino stepped down from his post last year.