Thirty (30) agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) members of the Manggahan Marketing Association (MMA) Inc. located in Mulanay, Quezon, learned about Sustainable Vegetable Production through Climate Smart Technologies conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to help them become resilient to unpredictable climate, produce better crops and increase their profit.

Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Ma. Gemma Esguerra said the training was conducted under the Sustainable Livelihood Support to Disaster Affected Areas (SLSDAA) of the agency, in compliance with the directive of DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III to improve the livelihood of the farmers.

SLSDAA is under the Climate Resiliency and Farm Productivity Support Program (CRFPSP) of the department geared towards building resiliency in agrarian communities through the enhancement of productivity as an adaptation measure for climate change.

“Sustainable Vegetable Production through Climate Smart Technologies extended to the members of the cooperative has equipped the farmers with knowledge and skills on climate resilient technologies with emphasis on crop diversification,” Esguerra said.

OIC-CARPO Carmencita A. Gruta said the participants underwent a series of studies regarding climate-resilient technologies with an emphasis on crop diversification for four (4) months. After each lecture, the farmers also had hands-on training to use what they learned and apply it to their farmland.

MMA Inc. also received farm machinery and equipment such as a multi-tiller and grass cutter to help speed up their farming work.

Teofilo Palmero, president of the MMA, on behalf of the ARBs, thanked the DAR-Quezon because they have learned so much from the training and would gain from Farm Machinery and Equipment (FME) provided to them, and said that they would maintain a record to compare their previous traditional method of planting with the new technology.

Mga agrarian reform beneficiary sa Mulanay natuto ng Sustainable Vegetable Production

Tatlumpung (30) agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) na miyembro ng Manggahan Marketing Association (MMA) Inc. ng Mulanay, Quezon, ang natuto ng Sustainable Vegetable Production sa pamamagitan ng Climate Smart Technologies na isinagawa ng Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) upang tulungan silang maging matatag sa mga hindi inaasahang papalit-palit na klima, makapag-prodyus ng mas magandang pananim at madagdagan ang kanilang kita.

Sinabi ni Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Ma. Gemma Esguerra Adela na ang pagsasanay ay isinagawa sa ilalim ng Sustainable Livelihood Support to Disaster Affected Areas (SLSDAA) ng ahensya, bilang pagsunod sa direktiba ni DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III na mapabuti ang kabuhayan ng mga magsasaka.

Ang SLSDAA ay nasa ilalim ng Climate Resiliency & Farm Productivity Support Program (CRFPSP) ng departamento na nakatuon sa pagbuo ng katatagan sa mga agrarian reform communities sa pamamagitan ng pagpapahusay ng produktibidad bilang isang adaptasyon na panukala para sa pagbabago-bago ng klima.

“Ang Sustainable Vegetable Production sa pamamagitan ng Climate Smart Technology na ipinagkaloob sa mga miyembro ng kooperatiba ay nagbigay sa mga magsasaka ng kaalaman at kasanayan sa mga teknolohiyang subok sa iba’t ibang klima, lalo na sa pagkakaiba-iba ng mga pananim,” ani Esguerra.

Ayon kay OIC-CARPO Carmencita A. Gruta sumailalim ang mga kalahok sa mga serye ng pag-aaral patungkol climate resilient technologies with emphasis on crop diversification ng apat (4) na buwan. Matapos ang bawat lecture, ang mga magsasaka ay nagkaroon din ng hands on training upang magamit ang kanilang natutuhan at i-apply sa kanilang sariling taniman.

Nakatanggap din ang MMA Inc. ng mga makinaryang pangsaka at mga kagamitan tulad ng multi-tiller at grass cutter upang makatulong na mapabilis ang kanilang gawaing pagsasaka.

Nagpasalamat si Teofilo Palmero, Pangulo ng MMA, sa ngalan ng mga ARB, sa DAR-Quezon dahil marami silang natutunan sa pagsasanay at kagamitang pangsaka at sinabing gagawa sila ng talaan upang maihambing ang dati nilang tradisyonal na pamamaraan ng pagtatanim sa bagong natutunang teknolohiya.