Q21: What does the "99" in Masagana 99, the agricultural program... - Fundamentals of Extension Education and Programme Planning - Agricultural Extension Education- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024 | Agrigyan

• Masagana 99 Rice Program (Philippines):
• Launched in May 1973 under President Ferdinand Marcos in response to severe rice shortages and typhoons, Masagana 99 was a nationwide agricultural breakthrough program.
• The name Masagana translates to 'bountiful' in Tagalog, and “99” represented the ambitious target yield of 99 cavans (sacks) of unmilled rough rice per hectare (approximately $4.35$ to $5.0$ metric tons/ha), utilizing IRRI semi-dwarf high-yielding varieties (IR20), supervised credit, and subsidized fertilizer packages.
• Distractors: The '99' does not refer to the year (1973), budget allocation, or the number of cooperatives.

Correct option: (3) The target yield of rice in sacks per hectare of land