Home > Business Cash aid available to rice farmers starting Dec. 23: agri chief ABS-CBN News Posted at Dec 17 2019 11:01 AM Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Viber Watch more News on iWantTFC MANILA - Rice farmers hit by the drop in prices of the staple grain may avail of P5,000 cash aid from government starting Dec. 23, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Tuesday. Gov't readies cash aid for rice farmers hit by low prices Some 600,000 farmers from 33 provinces who till half a hectare up to 2 hectares of land will receive cash assistance sourced from rice import tariffs, Dar said. Rice prices fell after the government replaced import quotas with tariffs to bring down the price of the staple and tame inflation from record highs in late 2018. Nueva Ecija and Pangasinan were among provinces affected by the price drop, Dar said. The agriculture department has yet to release a full list of beneficiaries. Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Viber DZMM, rice farmers, Department of Agriculture, DA, William Dar, farmers, cash aid, cash assistance Read More: DZMM rice farmers Department of Agriculture DA William Dar farmers cash aid cash assistance