Agri-10 rolls PAFFP payout to Kibawe farmers

A total of 3,325 farmers in Kibawe, Bukidnon received their financial assistance on July 28, as the Department of Agriculture – Regional Field Office 10 (Agri- 10), in collaboration with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Kibawe, continues the rollout of the Presidential Assistance to Farmers and Fisherfolk Program (PAFFP).

Under the program, each qualified beneficiary is granted Php2,325.00 in direct cash assistance to help ease the burden of increasing farm production costs and other economic challenges affecting the agriculture and fishery sector.

Farmer-recipients in Kibawe include 859 rice farmers and 2,445 corn farmers. Eligible PAFFP recipients are farmers registered under the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) – the government’s official database in providing agricultural assistance, interventions, and support services.

The Kibawe payout forms part of DA-10’s ongoing rollout of PAFFP across Bukidnon, with additional payout activities in other towns scheduled in the succeeding weeks. # (NQA)