The National Government through the Department of Agriculture (DA) will dish-out more than P2.4-B worth of projects to the farmers and local government units of SOCCSKSARGEN Region today, February 23.
DA RFO 12 Regional Executive Director Amalia-Datukan disclosed that Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala will lead the turn-over of various agri-projects from different banner programs, special projects and attached agencies of the DA which will be staged in two sites: Alabel, Sarangani and Kidapawan City, North Cotabato.
Around 7,000 participants are expected to gather in the two locations.
"This activity is part of the continuous outreach initiatives of the government particularly the DA to the rural communities," Director Datukan said underscoring that President Benigno Aquino III directed Secretary Alcala to go to the farthest communities and bring the services of the government to the people.
The assistance package is comprised of farm infrastructures and facilities including gram-to-market roads, pre and post-production machines and fund transfer to local governments.
The topmost regional DA official revealed that each of the banner programs and special projects greatly contributed to the whopping amount of P2.4 -B to be turned-over today to wit: Agri-Pinoy Rice - P252.3-M; Agri-Pinoy Corn - P170.2- M; AP High Value Crops Development Program - P15.2- M; Agi-Pinoy Livestock - P3.0- M; and Organic Agriculture Program - P749,000.
Governments special projects like the Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) will download P302.3- M and Papaya and Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) will hand-over P304.5- M worth of funds of recipient LGUs.
The country's biggest foreign-assisted project Philipine Rural Development project (PRDP) has around P791-M which will be turned- over to various LGUs.
SOCCSKSARGEN- Area Development Project Office (ADPO) will also turn over P 514.7 worth of projects.
During the event, identified farmer- leaders and local chief executives will be sharing the milestone achievements of their respective farmer- cooperatives and local governments in the implementation of various agri- based projects.
The activity which is tagged as Grand Ulat sa Bayan cum Farmers' Heart Day is the first Secretary's visit in the region for 2016. This will be attended by top local officials, congressional representatives, and thousands of farmers and fishers and other agriculture industry players.
In the series of Grand Ulat sa Bayan in 2015 conducted in the different places last year, DA RFO 12 had turned-over more then P 3.4-B in form of farm machines, farm-to-market roads, and fund transfer o hundreds of farmers groups and LGUS. (RAFIS 12)
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