DA and Philrice grant agricultural assistance to DdO Farmers

Davao de Oro Province--- More farmers in Davao de Oro recently received agricultural grants from the Department of Agriculture and PhilRice to lessen their cost of production since weather conditions in the province affected their farming in the past few weeks.

DA-RFO XI provided a total of 853 bags of certified rice seeds (40 kg per bag), while PhilRice also provided 3,000 bags (20 kg per bag). Rice farmers from the municipalities of Nabunturan, Montevista, Compostela, Mawab, and Laak received the said assistance through the Provincial Agriculturist Office (PAGRO) of DdO.

Further, another set of farmers’ associations all from insurgency-free and geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas in the province received another batch of Abaca seedlings (35,000) from DA’s SAAD Program (Special Area for Agricultural Development Program). 

The distribution of the assistance was initiated by PAGRO on January 24-28, 2022 to Tagbaros Integrated Farmers Association (TIFA) in Tagbaros, Maco, Sitio Estabillo Rural Association of Farmers (SEAFA) in Andili, Mawab, Golden Valley Upland Farmers Association, Brgy. Golden Valley, Mabini, Anitapan Improvement Community Farmers Association, Brgy. Anitapan, Maragusan, Parasanon Multipurpose Cooperative, Brgy. Parasanon, Maragusan,  Tugunan Cadan Farmers Association, in Brgy. Katipunan, Nabunturan, and Camlon Buhay Association, Brgy. Camanlangan, New Bataan. 

(JA, PAO-IPRD, photos by PAGRO)

DA’s SAAD Program grants agricultural assistance to insurgency-free barangays in DdO

Davao de Oro Province---20, 000 hills of derived abaca plantlets were received by some insurgency-free communities in Davao de Oro through the Department of Agriculture RFO-XI Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program on January 17-18, 2022.

The distribution of the assistance was facilitated by the Provincial Agriculturist’s Office (PAGRO) of DdO to four (4) Farmers’ Associations (FA), all from insurgency-free barangays; Katipunan Upland Community Multipurpose Farmers Association and Parasanon Multipurpose Farmers Cooperative in Maragusan, Las Arenas Farmers Association, and  Honor Maligaya Maraco Mahogany Paradise Farmers’ Association, from Pantukan. Each FA received a total of 5,000 hills of abaca plantlets that will help its members to upgrade their farming as one of their sources of living.

The eradication of insurgency in areas formerly labeled as strongholds of communists supports some of the most important foundations of community development such as education and tourism. Where there is peace, there is progress. (JA, PAO-IPRD, photos by PAGRO DdO)