The other day, I dropped by the office of William Dar, the Secretary of Agriculture, to inquire about how he is facing his problem which is actually this country’s most serious—our food insecurity. Let me enumerate the basic problems that William Dar must resolve. 4) Irrigation: in so many countries in the world farm production improves only with massive irrigation projects. William Dar has a doctoral degree in horticulture from the University of the Philippines, Los Banos, and has had a brilliant career in government both as an administrator and as a scientist. He has written the book “Feeding the Forgotten Poor” Dr. William Dar was conferred with MS Swaminathan Award for leadership in agriculture on 24 June 2013.

Source: Philippine Star March 15, 2020 16:00 UTC