Ginawaran ang labing-walong (18) Farmers’ Cooperatives and Associations (FCAs) mula sa mga probinsiya ng Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, at Quirino bilang Best Rice Cluster Implementing Rice for All dahil sa kanilang natatanging kontribusyon sa pagpapatupad ng Masagana Rice Industry Development Program (MRIDP).

Ang pagkilalang ito ay bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng National Rice Awareness Month 2025 na ginanap noong Nobyembre 28, 2025 sa Department of Agriculture – Cagayan Valley Research Center (DA-SCRC).

Mula sa 18 FCAs, kinilala ang Top 5 Awardees na nakatanggap ng Php 750,000.00 worth of Organic Fertilizer Production Project (proposal-based):

1. Good Samaritan Multi-Purpose Cooperative
2. Solana North Agriculture Cooperative
3. Solana West Farmers Cooperative
4. Kabisig Savings and Agri-Development Cooperative
5. Baro a Langa ti Mannalon Agriculture Cooperative

Samantala, ang natitirang 13 FCAs ay tumanggap ng Php 100,000.00 worth of Rice+Mushroom / Rice+Duck / Rice+Chicken Production Project (proposal-based) bilang consolation award:

1. Claveria Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative
2. Masisit Dacal Livelihood Cooperative
3. Cagayan Seed Producers Multi-Purpose Cooperative
4. Vincent Parish Multi-Purpose Cooperative
5. Santiago Amos Credit and Development Cooperative
6. Jerome’s Parish Multi-Purpose Cooperative
7. Epiphany Multi-Purpose Cooperative
8. Isabela Seed Growers Multi-Purpose Cooperative
9. Magapuy Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative
10. Nueva Vizcaya Alay Kapwa Multi-Purpose Cooperative
11. Catherine Parish Multi-Purpose Cooperative
12. Diffun Saranay Development Cooperative
13. Providers Multi-Purpose Cooperative

Ang mga programang tulad ng MRIDP ay nagpapatunay sa sama-samang adbokasiya ng pamahalaan at ng sektor ng agrikultura upang mapataas ang produksyon at matiyak ang sapat at de-kalidad na suplay ng pagkain.