NFA: Construction of P93-B post-harvest facilities on track

The National Food Authority is on track in the implementation of the P93-billion infrastructure modernization program, which aims to build modern post-harvest facilities in the next few years, according to NFA administrator Larry Lacson.

- BELLA CARIASO

"Once completed, these infrastructure will not only provide modern facilities, more importantly it will save our farmers 10 billion a year because of rice wastage (due to lack of post-harvest facilities)," Lacson said.

He said the first phase of the project will be bid out before the year ends.

"The P93-billion project is a multi-year program. This year, we have P5 billion; next year, we have P5.3 billion, so hopefully, before 2028 ends, all the needed funding will be provided," Lacson said in an interview with The STAR.