DA-10 boosts farm mechanization with turnover of 4WD farm tractors

 

MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON – In a bid to strengthen farm mechanization and enhance agricultural productivity in Northern Mindanao, the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (DA-RFO 10), through its High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), turned over farm tractors to three (3) local government unit (LGU) beneficiaries on January 21 at the Northern Mindanao Agricultural Crops and Livestock Research Complex in Barangay Dalwangan, here.

Under the HVCDP, DA-RFO 10 distributed three (3) units of four-wheel drive (4WD) farm tractors valued at PhP1.5 million each. The machinery was awarded to LGU Talakag intended for the Balugto Hope Agroforestry Association, Inc.; LGU Sapad, Lanao del Norte for the Maito-Salog Coco Farmers Agriculture Cooperative; and the Provincial Local Government Unit of Camiguin.

Jose Manuel F. Alba, representative of the 1st Legislative District of Bukidnon, welcomed and expressed gratitude for the support, describing the tractor assistance as “a concrete boost to farm productivity and countryside development.”

The turnover reaffirms the agency’s continued commitment to mechanizing and modernizing agri-fishery production systems.# (AMBM)