Despite the delay in planting, Agricultural and food chain of rice confirmed more than 80% of the target areas planted with rice, it is detailed technical secretary of the Ministry of Agricultural Development, Roy Frías.
Frías claims that the latest rice inventory showed positive data, which shows that the country has a good harvest in the mills.
For the Deputy Minister of Agricultural Development, Alexis Pineda, the year 2023 was a year of challenges, but constant monitoring allowed us to be very close to what was predicted in planted hectares, with almost 82 thousand of the 92 thousand programmed for the agricultural cycle.
There are currently about 11,000 hectares left to harvest, which will help the chain make decisions about national supply.
According to the latest report, a total of 82,177.8 hectares of rice have been planted and 50,730 hectares of rice have been harvested, MIDA’s national director of agriculture, Jorge Rivas, detailed.
He People’s governmentthrough MIDA, has been a strategic partner during these four years, supporting producers with inputs, technology and soft loans, thereby guaranteeing food security in Panama, officials say.
To date, $132,545,388.88 in compensation has been paid to producers corresponding to 2,089 files for the 2022-2023 cycle, leaving 3 files for $183,670.40 in the payment process. dollars and in DINIFI 3 fillets for 69,212.96 dollarshe showed Oriana Tack, from the National Administration for Incentives and Foundations (DINIFI).
Tack tHe also mentioned that for 2023-2024 received 280 files for $13,088,311.44.
The technical secretary of MIDA, Roy Frías, also referred to Drought plan which includes supporting small producers with the construction of watering holes and the delivery of inputs before the dry season.
He Ministry of Agricultural Development (Mida) The annual per capita consumption of white rice is estimated at about 154.32 pounds, which is one of the highest consumptions in the world. The monthly national consumption amounts to 431 thousand 99 quintals.
Source: Panama America
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