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Lorenzo is set to assume the chairmanship of the state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines and the Quedan Rural Credit and Guarantee Corp. while serving as Presidential Adviser for Countryside Development. 


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                    [Title] => CropLife: Strong partner in countryside dev’t
                    [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture supports the adoption and promotion of appropriate farm inputs and modern technologies, as these offer farmers and fishers viable options to raise their productivity and incomes.


Thus said Agriculture Secretary Luis P. Lorenzo, Jr. during the recent induction of the 2004 officers and directors of CropLife Philippines – an association of companies involved in the manufacture and distribution of agricultural chemicals, and promotion of biotechnology and environmental science.


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                    [Title] => Our food industry must be world class
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Sadly, however, the battle is far from over. The sooner we come to our senses and seriously put our act together, the better for the country’s farmers and fishermen. As sure as the sun rises in the east, borderless trade will be the world’s future order. 


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                    [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture will give top priority to food security. Increased income for farmers and job generation during the remaining months of the Arroyo administration.


This was bared in the department’s report submitted to Malacañang by Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo, Jr. recently.


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SECRETARY LORENZO

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