WIRE โ€” AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said he supports rebuilding the Department of Agriculture's (DA) pool of extension workers to improve the collection of on-the-ground farm data, thereby improving the DA's responsiveness to issues confronting farmers and fisherfolk. Mr. Laurel said deploying DA personnel would improve forecasting, and shorten response times should constituents report

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