To promote advanced farming technology, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently turned over farm machinery and equipment (FME) worth P800,000 to a group of farmers in Quezon Province.
Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Engr. Cornelio P. Villapando led the turnover of FMEs to the Nagkakaisang Nayon Auto-Savings Group (NNASG).
The turnover was witnessed by Quezon province 3rd District Rep. Reynante U. Arrogancia and was attended by representatives from the municipal and barangay local governments, DAR provincial office, program stakeholders, and community residents.
Villapando said the FME distributed include a unit corn mill, two units of corn sheller, five units of grass cutters, seven units of battery-operated knapsack sprayer, a pressurized power sprayer, a unit of power tiller with implements, eight plastic drums, and two units of water pump with hose.
“DAR’s work does not end with distributing agricultural lands to the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). We continue to provide support services to develop their lands and their livelihood further,” Villapando said.
With the global projection of food shortage in the coming years, the national agency has geared up to provide the necessary assistance to the farmer-beneficiaries to help them increase their production to counteract the looming crisis.
Municipal Mayor of San Francisco Romulo R. Edaño expressed his gratitude to the DAR and admitted that this farm machinery and equipment would help not only the farmers but the entire community as well.
NNASG chairperson Bonifacio M. Tacud likewise gave his appreciation to the DAR and the local governments for the assistance, as he formally accepted the farm machines and equipment and assured them of the co-operative’s support to the government.
The activity is part of the Major Crop-based Block Farming Project, a component of the Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support Program being implemented by the DAR. The program is geared towards building resiliency and enhancing agricultural productivity as an adaptation measure to combat climate change. This project also aims to mechanize farm production systems and to be used as revenue-generating assets of the co-operatives.
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