DA to offer ‘nutri, sulit rice’ soon

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture will start selling “nutri rice” at P38 per kilo for consumers who have diabetes, a DA official said yesterday.

Agriculture Assistant Secretary for agribusiness, marketing and consumer affairs Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra said the product is among the new affordable rice to be introduced by the DA.

On Thursday, the DA launched the P40-per-kilo rice under the Rice-for-All program in five markets in Metro Manila.

“For our New Year offering, we will introduce a new variety. It will be a good alternative not just for the nutrition aspect, but also because it is cheaper,” Guevarra said.

According to Guevarra, a test is being conducted to determine the nutritional level of “nutri rice” compared with regular white rice.

The DA will also introduce the “sulit rice” at P36 per kilo.

“It is white (rice) but super broken,” Guevarra said.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. said the DA is formulating the guidelines for the nutritious and sulit rice.