Agri-10 pours more than P45.9-M of agri assistance to farmers in Lanao del Norte.

 

TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE – The Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-10) headed by Regional Executive Director Jose Apollo Y. Pacamalan, together with the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech), Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC), and the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA), turned over various interventions to the different farmers and farmer cooperatives, associations (FCAs) of Lanao del Norte on July 5, here.

Under the National Rice Program, DA-10 turned over Fertilizer Discount Vouchers (FDV) to farmers from Kapatagan, Lala, Sapad, and Sultan Naga Dimaporo worth over P35.5-M. This forms part of the more than P50.4-M allocation for the said province, which will be benefited by 8,766 farmers.

Meanwhile, PHilMech turned over four units of four-wheel drive tractor with rotavator in the total amount of over P9.1-M to four FCAs in the province, namely: Cabasagan United Laborers and Farmers Association, Inc., Raw-an United Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative, and Darumawang – Ilaya Multipurpose Cooperative, all from Lala town, and to the Limwag Farmers Association of the municipality of Baroy.

ACPC also gave a credit fund for loan release worth P1-M to the Oryza Sativa Workers and Growers of Simpak Multipurpose Cooperative of Lala and loan assistance under the Agri Negosyo Loan program worth P200k to Rolando M. Atamosa from Kapatagan town.

In addition, PhilFIDA also gave 500 abaca seedlings worth P5k to Alen R. Ong of Baroy and four Modified Abaca Stripping Knives worth P40k to the Tambo Marketing Cooperative of the municipality of Munai.

The turnover was graced by ACPC Director Noel Clarence M. Ducusin, PHilMech Deputy Director Joel V. Dator with Engr. Edgar B. Testa, Mindanao A-cluster head, PhilFIDA Officer-in-charge Engr. Eugene N. Galela and Percy S. Salugsugan, fiber development officer, Lala Mayor Angel L. Yap, and DA-10 Provincial Operations Center Chief of Lanao del Norte Engr. Abdulharis P. Paporo.# (CRS)