BLOG- AGRICULTURE
Gov’t
to turn-over P1.32B
Sec
Alcala to inaugurate new DA RFO-12 building
The national government through
the Department of Agriculture is meet to dish-out on Thursday (July 30) more than P1.3-Billion worth of
projects and assistance to hundreds of farmers and fishers’ groups as well as
to local government units of SOCCSKSARGEN.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso
Alcala will lead the event – which is his third visit this year in the region –
following the DA – Ulat sa Bayan – Peace Caravan carried out in four different
areas in North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat provinces and Cotabato City where
P0.4-B worth of assistance was handed to underprivileged and less fortunate
farmers affected by conflicts.
Amalia Jayag-Datukan, Regional
Executive Director of DA RFO-12 said the scheduled visit of the Secretary is
aimed at upholding the continuous efforts of the current administration in pushing
for inclusive growth by providing farmers with different interventions which
could facilitate them in improving their farm productivity towards increased
production and incomes.
“Secretary Alcala will personally
hand-over more than P1.32-B worth of projects to our farmers and LGU partners
to expedite the implementation of various DA projects on the ground and to
provide agri-fishery livelihood projects to our farmers which could help them
improve their living conditions”, Director Datukan further elaborated.
She added that the activity also
aims to sustain the transparency initiatives of the national government by the
continuous delivery of remarkable interventions which gear towards the
achievement of Food Staples Self-sufficiency Program (FSSP).
Biggest chunk of the amount is
contributed by Payapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PANAMA) which is summed up at
P481-M which will be received by municipal government recipients.
Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB)
program, on the other hand, will also turn-over P45.8-M worth of checks and
Certificate of Availability of Funds (CAF) to LGUs.
Secretary Alcala will also award
Certificates of Objection Letter (NOL) and Certificates of Availability of
Funds (CAF) for the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) infrastructure
development component at P336-M which will fund at least 16 farm-to-market road
sub-projects.
The Aggie Chief will also
turn-over projects from DA’s banner programs: Agri-Pinoy Rice Program – P49.5M;
Agri-Pinoy Corn Program – P60.9-M; Agri-Pinoy High Value Crops Development
Program – P11.1-M; Agri-Pinoy Livestock Program – P2.2-M.
He will also hand-over
Certificates of Turn-over for P56.8-M worth of projects from SOCCKSARGEN-ADPO
AND P81.7-M worth of farm-to-market road projects under the Farm-to-Market Road
Development Program (FMRDP) to respective recipients.
Meantime, the Bureau of Fisheries
and Aquatic Resources (BFAR 12) will also distribute P152-M worth of livelihood
projects such as various fishing gears and equipment to a number of small
fishermen.
Besides mass distribution of
projects, main highlight of the event is the inauguration of the
newly-completed and long dreamt DA RFO-12 building at the regional center in
Koronadal City where the big event will also take place.
The activity is expected to muster
more than 1,500 farmers across various sectors, local chief executives,
congressional representatives, and other agriculture industry players.
Aside from Secretary Alcala,
Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) secretary Luwalhati Antonino and
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Secretary Joel
Villanueva are also invited to grace the event.
On March 3, Secretary Alcala
together with Senator Cynthia Villar handed out nearly P1.-B worth of
agriculture-based projects and assistance to hundreds of farmers groups and
local governments of SOCCKSARGEN Region at Tupi research and Experiment
Station, Tupi, South Cotabato which was attended by more than 3.300
participants (LMSalvo)
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