DA-NorMin, PLGU Lanao Norte breaks ground for Kadiwa ng Pangulo Center

 

LANAO DEL NORTE – Following the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement for the implementation of the KADIWA ni Ani at Kita Program, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10) through its Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD), held a groundbreaking ceremony with the Provincial Local Government Unit of Lanao del Norte (PLGU Lanao) for the construction of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo Center on November 15 in Tubod town, here.

Per agreement between the agency and PLGU Lanao Norte, DA-10 will grant PhP5-million (M) of the total PhP7-M worth of Kadiwa Trading Post Enterprise, while PLGU Lanao Norte will provide the land, site development, and initial working capital as project counterpart.

The soon-to-rise building will provide a venue for local farmers and fisherfolk to directly sell their produce to consumers without market layers, thereby strengthening food security by making agri-fishery products more accessible and affordable.

Present during the event were Lanao Norte Governor Imelda Q. Dimaporo, Vice Governor Allan J. Lim, DA-10 AMAD Market Development Section chief Mae Carmela G. Fabela, Provincial Operations Center chief Engr. Abdulharis P. Paporo, Provincial Agriculturist Engr. Jalandoni B. Pitiilan, and representatives from the municipal agriculture offices of PLGU Lanao.# (EJLG/Photos supplied)