QUEZON CITY -- To increase the farmers' livelihood and income, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has turned over various farm machines worth P1.7 million to six Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) in Hinunganan, Southern Leyte.
In a turn-over and blessing ceremonies held at Barangay Bangcas-A Gymnasium in Hinunganan, Southern Leyte, the DAR through the Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support Project (CRFPSP) gave a mobile rice mill, multicabs, hand tractors, water pumps, mechanical chippers, sprayers and animal feeds to six ARBOs whose main crops are rice and coconut.
The six ARBOs are: The Otama Salvacion Irrigators Association, Magkasag Farmers and Fisherfolks Association, Carnaga Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Liloan Farmers Cooperative, Magapso Irrigators Association, and the Makugihon Coco Farmers Association.
“This project under the CRFPSP is a multi-sectoral effort that aims to protect the environment. It seeks to reduce the poverty level by creating sustainable employment and income-generating opportunities for the farmers,” said DAR Secretary Brother John Castriciones.
He added that most members of the six ARBOs are agrarian reform beneficiaries, therefore, most of them own the land they till.
“Awarding them lands is just the first step towards more support from the government. No matter what circumstances we face, pandemic or no pandemic, we will follow the President’s national goal of improving the economic lives of farmers by pouring various support services to farm communities,” Brother John said.
