Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. met with members of the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on April 17 to discuss key agricultural issues and pressing concerns in the agriculture sector. 

To increase food production and enable farmers to increase income, Tiu Laurel shared that President Marcos supports the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) plan to install solar-powered irrigation system. 

In addition, the DA is set to establish soil laboratories to boost yield and prevent over fertilization. ### (photos by Alarico Nuestro, DA-AFID/Jay Morales, DA-OSEC)