NAGA CITY, April 27 (PIA)--- With the onset of the dry season, the National Food Authority (NFA) announced that they are now on the onset of procuring palay from farmers in the province.
NFA Senior Grains Operations Officer Reynaldo Magnaye during the FORUM@PIA held Friday at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Provincial Office here, stated that this coming harvest season, they are opening their doors to farmers from the five (5) districts of Camarines Sur.
“NFA buys palay to legitimate farmers and registered farmer organizations only at the government support price of P17.00 per kilogram, with additional incentives of Php 0.70 kg for delivery and drying fee or a total of P17.70. The base price of Php 17.00 per kilogram, plus incentive – 0.70 for individual farmers and 1.00 for farmer’s organization is for clean and dry palay only – which means that the palay has 14 per cent moisture content,” Magnaye added.
Magnaye also stated that wet palay is subject to price adjustment based on the moisture reading of the delivered commodity. The higher the moisture content, the lower the price of the palay.
To accommodate farmers in the 1st and 2nd Districts of Camarines Sur who will be selling their palay, the NFA spokesperson also announced that the newly constructed NFA-GID warehouse in Libmanan is now fully operational to cater to the farmers and retailers. NFA accredited retailers from the said areas can now get their rice allocation in Libmanan, instead of travelling to the municipality of Pili where the provincial office of NFA is located.
In support of this, the Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Office constructed an interior barangay road going to the said warehouse to make the passage easier for the members of the community and to make the transport of goods faster and stress-free.
Meanwhile, NFA Camarines Sur recently welcomed its new Provincial Manager in the person of Gloria M. Tabayag after its former Manager Edna R. De Guzman was promoted as Bicol Regional Manager and is now stationed in Legazpi City. The official turn-over was held this March at the NFA Provincial Office located in Palestina, Pili, Camarines Sur.
Magnaye, in a press statement said that PM Tabayag is an Electrical Engineer by profession, started her stint at the NFA Central Office at the Technical Research Service Department (TRSD) and handled her first managerial stint as OIC of NFA-Agusan. She was assigned in various offices branches in Camiguin and Catanduanes before being assigned here in the Bicol Region.
The FORUM@PIA was attended by members of the local media in the province, representing radio, television and print. The forum is a regular program of PIA Camarines Sur Provincial office which seeks to empower the citizenry by giving them up to date information, especially regarding services being offered by other government agencies in the province. (LSMacatangay, PIAV/Camarines Sur)