Surallah farmers coop gets mobile rice mill from DAR
KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Mar. 4 (PIA) – Rice farmers in Surallah town in South Cotabato received a much needed boost from the government through the provision of a Mobile Rice Mill.
Members of Malay Communal Irrigator’s Association Inc. (MCIA) in Brgy. Duengas received the machinery worth P250,000 from the Department of Agrarian Reform in a simple ceremony earlier this week.
Ma. Theresa Quimsing, Surallah – Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer, said that the equipment grant is part of DAR’s Climate Resilient Farm Productivity Support Project (CRFPSP).
Through CRFPSP, DAR provides Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organization (ARBO) with assistance to sustain their agricultural productivity being the primary means of livelihood in agrarian communities as an adaptation towards resiliency and effects of climate change.
“Thank you for your cooperation and please take good care of the mobile rice mill and ensure to maintain and sustain its operation,” Quimsing said.
Aside from providing the machinery, DAR will also continue to assist and monitor the beneficiaries especially in the preparation of Policy, System and Procedure (PSP) of the mobile rice mill.
In response, Gerimo Bugante, President of MCIA, said it is “a dream turned reality” as the machinery is indeed a big help for their members.
CRFPSP implements the provision of farm machineries aimed to improve farm productivity and the earning capabilities of ARBs in a sustainable manner through their organizations. (ORVR)
