Ilocos farmers receive financial assistance

November 5, 2021 JUST IN

Farmers in llocos will benefit from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund – Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) program of the national government.
In Ilocos Sur, more than P105 million cash assistance will be extended to 21,184 rice farmers.
Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Nov. 4 led in the distribution of the P5k fnancial assistance to rice farmers of the first district of Ilocos Sur.
“Ito ay isa sa magandang outcome ng Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), dahil ngayon, mayroong dedicated fund na pagkukunan ng ayuda para sa mga magsasaka na patuloy na kumikilos para mapakain ang buong bansa,” Dar said which contained in DA release.
‘’ The TRL law is not a failure but a game-changer that has continuously supported the local rice farmers to increase production and profit,” the agri chief added, pointing on critics of the program.
The distribution of (RCEF-RFFA) cash assistance was marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), establishing a Pesticide Residue Testing Facility in Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur.
Dar led the signing together with Sta. Catalina Mayor Edgar Rapanut and DA Region 1 Executive Director Nestor Domenden.
The facility, valued at P6.7 million, aims to ensure that all agricultural produce to be sold in the public markets in Sta. Catalina and nearby municipalities and cities are safe from pesticides and other harmful chemicals.
This is in line with the food safety program of the government which seeks to provide consumers access to qualify, nutritious and safe food always.
Once the facility is built (costing Php6.7-M),it ensures that all agricultural produce to be sold in the public markets in Sta. Catalina and nearby municipalities and cities are safe from pesticides and other harmful chemicals.
The project is in line with the food security and safety program of the government.
Primo Agatep