DA led by USec Panganiban turns over the P22-M worth of dairy milk processing and marketing enterprise project to NMFDC in El Salvador, Misamis Oriental.

 

EL SALVADOR CITY – Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban leads the turnover of the P22,138,058.72 dairy milk processing and marketing enterprise to the Northern Mindanao Federation of Dairy Cooperatives (NMFDC) on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental.

“Ito ay isang proyektong ginagampanan ng mga tao na hindi kilala ngunit handa silang patunayan na ang pagagatas lalo na sa mga baka ay isang magandang halimbawa para ating tularan at ganapin at dapat isaganap para dumami at ipalawig ang gatas sa buong Pilipinas,” said Usec. Panganiban in recognizing the contributions of the dairy farmers.

Misamis Oriental 2nd district representative Vincente Yevgeny B. Emano with Governor Peter N. Unabia received the certificate of turnover then to the NMFDC Chairman Roberto Enerio from DA Sr. USec. Panganiban and DA-10 Regional Executive Director and the PRDP-10 Project Director Carlene C. Collado.

The fund was used in upgrading production equipment to extend their products’ shelf life of up to 30 days from the current production with a shelf life of 7-9 days only. Further, it also covers transport facilities.

In increasing the products’ shelf life from 20 to 30 days, dealers can purchase more with lesser overhead cost and importantly, increase farmers’ income by at least 26 percent from P71,304 to P90,182 in the first year.

Comprising the project includes an ESL pasteurizer set, standby generator, air compressor, refrigerated van, and raw materials.

Mr. Robert Enerio, Chairman of the NMFDC conveyed his gratitude to DA-PRDP for the realization of the project.

“The project is timely after the pandemic since the market of our products has slowly bounced back,” shared Mr. Enerio.

The project was implemented under the Investments in Rural Enterprises and Agriculture and Fisheries Productivity (IREAP) component of the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) which aims to strengthen and develop viable agri-fishery-based enterprises through efficient value chains of key agricultural and fishery products.

Supporting the ceremony were DA-10 Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga, NFA Administrator Roderico Bioco, El Salvador Mayor Edgar Lignes, members of the DA-10 Regional Management Committee, and other officials.#(ATC)