Manila, March 10 -- The National Food Authority (NFA) is implementing a PHP10-billion modernization program to expand rice storage, upgrade processing facilities, and enhance post-harvest efficiency, ultimately reducing losses and increasing farmers' income.

NFA Administrator Larry Lacson on Monday said these long-overdue upgrades would significantly improve rice and palay storage, ensuring better management of national rice inventory.

He said that while NFA's current storage capacity is at 1 million metric tons, varying rice stock quality and age often hinder its full utilization.

"This expanded capacity will address storage constraints, and with new warehouses, milling, and drying equipment, efficiency will be maximized," Lacson said...