Sec. Alcala dishes out P204-M machineries, projects to SOCCSKSARGEN KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Agriculture secretary Proceso Alcala arrives in South Cotabato Wednesday, October 22, to hand over P204-million worth of farm machineries, postharvest facilities and projects to farmer groups and local government units in SOCCSKSARGEN Region. Amalia Jayag-Datukan, regional executive director of DA 12 said the mass distribution of farm machineries and postharvest facilities will be held at the Tupi Seed Farm in Bololmala, Tupi where the secretary is also set to meet over 1,000 farmer-beneficiaries, congressional representatives, barangay and local officials, and other agriculture industry stakeholders. This is Alcala’s fourth visit to SOCCSKSARGEN Region. Datukan added that machineries and projects set for dispersal are covered in the department’s Agri-Pinoy banner and regular programs as well as its special programs under the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Program (GPBP) and Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) and the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP). To be handed over to beneficiaries in the largest mass distribution event in the region are 43 hand tractors (worth P4.5 M), 48 rice threshers (P5.9M) 10 85-95 horsepower (HP) farm tractors (P20.9 M), 5 95-HP farm tractors (P10.8 M); 12 cassava grater (P1.6 M) 1 37-HP four-wheel drive tractor (P637, 500) 1 shallow tube well (P85, 000) 6 multi-cultivator with accessories (P1.3-M), 30 power sprayers and one coffee processing facility (P1.1 M), 1 cacao processing facility (P 1.6 M), and 700-meter farm-to-market road in Surallah (P2.9-M). Alcala will also issue certificates of turn-over for small-scale irrigation projects (SSIP) worth P40M to seven farmer groups. Moreover, the local government unit of Isulan will also receive Certificate of Availability of Funds (CAF) worth P33.7-M for the rehabilitation of the following farm-to-market roads: Purok 2 – San Martin FMR, Tayugo Paladong FMR, and Bual – Talitay FMR. Besides these, the secretary will also lead the distribution of checks for the GPB and PAMANA projects worth P68.5-M to LGU recipients in South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat provinces. Prior to this activity, the Secretary will lead the ground blessing of the on-going construction of the P75-M DA RFO-12 building located at Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12 with report from DA-12) - See more at: news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1611413929629#sthash.YOvY354B.dpuf
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 05:31:32 +0000
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