NFA-Ifugao urges farmers: Sell palay to government

By Marcelo Lihgawon

LAGAWE, Ifugao -- The National Food Authority urged farmers in the province to sell their palay to the government in either dry or newly- threshed state.

NFA-Ifugao officer in-charge Lolita V. Paz said  the grain agency has started procuring wet “sariwa” palay with price ranging from ₱13.48 to ₱15.66 per kilo.

“The drying facilities Farm Level Grains Complex Warehouse at Namillangan in Alfonso Lista town is open 24 hours for seven days a week to cater to the needs of the farmers,” Paz added.

The NFA she said may deploy a team to pick-up palay of farmers who could not afford or transport their products to the NFA buying station.

The price for clean and dry palay is ₱15.88 to ₱17.40 per kilogram inclusive of drying and delivery incentives.

For further queries and/or schedules, interested barangay captains may contact the following cellphone numbers: 09361262014 / 0927253059 / 09189649650 and 09175699835 for District 1 and 09063693628 / 09297232358 and 09189649650 for District 2.