NIA ZAmboanga-Basilan-Sulu-Tawi Tawi Regional Sub-Office (ZAMBASULTA RSO) participated the Quarterly Rice Information Caravan in Zamboanga City held on March 27, 2023 at Ayala Gymnasium hosted by the Department of Agriculture and the Rice Commodity Program.
The Rice Information Caravan aims to increase awareness on the importance of rice production in the area to update farmers with each agencies' current programs and services they can avail to boost rice production.
The participating agencies tackle their respective expertise such as for Balance Fertilizer Strategy by the Department of Agriculture (DA) - Soil Lab; Pest and Diseases by the DA-Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC), Lending Program by Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC); Crop Insurance by Phil. Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC); Fertilizer Updates by Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA); Marketing by National Food Authority (NFA); and lastly Irrigation by NIA represented by Leni S. Enriquez, Engr. Jhassa Anne S. Cambalon, and Jackielyn T. Manalo.