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National Food Authority
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Business overview
Company backgroundThe National Food Authority (NFA) is a government agency in the Philippines created through Presidential Decree No. 4 in 1972, originally named the National Grains Authority, tasked with promoting the integrated growth and development of the grains industry including rice and corn.
The agency is supervised by the Department of Agriculture and is a non-chartered government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC). The NFA's current mandate focuses on ensuring food security and stabilizing the supply and price of rice through activities such as procurement from local farmers, buffer stocking, and distribution during emergencies.
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P45B needed for farm, fuel assistance, says DA
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Rice stocks down, corn up in Sept
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