DAR turnsover P3.6M worth of farm machines to La Union farmers

September 19, 2021 Provincial

SAN FERNANDO, La Union – A worth of Php. 3.6-million worth of farm machineries are turned-over toseven La Union farmers that members of agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) to cope with the adverse pandemic livelihood and communities on Thursday (Sept. 16, 2021) at the Department of Agrarian Regional office 1, Barangay Biday this city.
The three members were received tractor, multicabs, sprayers, and water pumps, from the Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support (CRFPS) project, while the other four were given brush cutters, knapsack sprayers, water pumps, fertilizers, and insecticides from the Sustainable Livelihood Support for Disaster Affected Areas.
According to Secretary of Agrarian Reform Bro. John Castriciones who also lead the turn-over ceremony told that the farm machines would help farmers in this pandemic times through the help of mechanize farming system.
”Under this project we are addressing the lack of agri-production and food insufficiency caused by climate change. The farm machineries would help stabilize food production activities of the farmers and catch up with the market demands avoiding wastage and inconvenient price distortions as well as cost escalations,” the secretary said.
Aside from the secretary, DAR Ilocos Regional Director Primo Lara said that despite the pandemic and the challenge of weather condition, the DAR remains committed to help improve the income of farmers’ organizations in the province.
”This project intends to continue the provision of critical support to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) to ensure continued agricultural production, livelihood and marketing of agricultural products to ensure their regular source of income,” Lara said.
The seven ARBO-recipients were the Macalva Sur Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Payocpoc Norte Weste Agrarian Reform Cooperative, Calliat Multi-Purpose Cooperative, San Fermin ARB MPC, K5, Timpuyog ti Mannalon Burgos, and Dagup AR Cooperative.
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