To fully support its local farmers, PLGU Davao de Oro through the Provincial Agriculturist’s Office (PAGRO) rolls out the release of fertilizers and seed subsidy to rice farmers province-wide.
The initiative of the provincial government is armed by the Rice Resiliency Project II (RRPII) and Rice Enhancement Competitive Fund (RECF).
RRP is one of the component projects under the “Plant, Plant, Plant Program” or the “Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing Sapat” (ALPAS) Kontra Covid-19 Program of the Department of Agriculture and is also implemented to increase farmer’s productivity and ensure food security amid Covid-19 through the provision of fertilizer subsidy, while RECF aims to improve rice farmers’ competitiveness and increase their income.
RECF will directly help farmers through the provision of certified inbred rice seeds and through integrating crop management to the farmers increasing access, utilization, and adoption to high quality and high-yielding inbred rice seeds.
On May 5, 2021, the release of the subsidy started in the municipality of Nabunturan and continues to other municipalities at a later date. New Bataan, Mawab, Monkayo, Montevista, Compostela, and Laak already received the subsidy and will be followed by Maragusan this Friday.
Overall, 3, 164 rice farmers from eight municipalities of Davao de Oro will benefit from the program. For the RRP II, a total of 11.6 Million Pesos worth of fertilizers were allotted for the farmers while the RECF allotted a total of 18.6 Million Pesos for the certified inbred rice seeds amounting to 21,180 bags.
PLGU-Davao de Oro sees to it that farmers in the province will lessen their production cost and improve the quality of their products leading to a better state in farming.
(Jasteen Abella, Information Division Davao de Oro, photos by Reynaldo Renoblas)
