The Llano Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LFMPC), located in Brgy. Bayugo, Jalajala, Rizal recently opened its Dairy Box, the first in the CALABARZON region.

The Dairy Box will be the center not only of the LFMPC’s delicious buffalo milk products, but also of various products made by nearby cooperatives and associations in the province.

"We are very grateful to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), which facilitated the partnership between and among various government agencies and local government units to put up this Dairy Box,” said Lamberto Campo, LFMPC Board of Director (BOD) Chairman.

Included among the products offered by the Dairy Box are flavored milk, pastillas de leche and other pasalubong products, all made with 100% fresh buffalo milk.

Raul M. Leonin, DAR-Rizal Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II, said this is a proof of the LFMPC’s hard work and dedication to provide fresh and quality milk products, who have been engaged in dairy processing since 2006.

It is expected that this project would greatly contribute to the tourism of Jalajala.

The construction of the Dairy Box was spearheaded by the Philippine Carabao Center in cooperation with the DAR, University of the Philippines-Los Baños, Departments of Agriculture, Trade and Industry, Science and Technology, Labor and Employment, and the local governments of Rizal. The project was funded by the Office of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform through its chairperson Senator Cynthia Villar, geared towards providing income opportunities to farmers and progressing the carabao dairy industry.

Nagbukas kamakailan ang Llano Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LFMPC), na matatagpuan sa Brgy. Bayugo, Jalajala, Rizal, as ng Dairy Box nito, ang una sa rehiyon ng CALABARZON.

Ang Dairy Box ay magiging sentro hindi lamang ng mga masasarap na produkto ng gatas ng kalabaw ng LFMPC, kundi maging ng iba't ibang produkto na gawa ng mga kalapit na kooperatiba at asosasyon sa lalawigan.

"Kami ay lubos na nagpapasalamat sa Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), na siyang nanguna sa pakikipagtulungan sa pagitan ng iba't ibang ahensya ng gobyerno at mga lokal na pamahalaan upang mapatayo ang Dairy Box na ito," ani Lamberto Campo, LFMPC Board of Director (BOD) Chairman.

Kasama sa mga produktong inaalok ng Dairy Box ang flavored milk, pastillas de leche at iba pang produktong pang-pasalubong, na lahat ay gawa sa 100% fresh buffalo milk.

Sinabi ni Raul M. Leonin, DAR-Rizal Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II, na ito ay isang patunay ng pagsisikap at dedikasyon ng LFMPC na magbigay ng sariwa at de-kalidad na mga produkto ng gatas, na nagsimula sa pagproseso ng pagawaan ng gatas mula pa noong 2006.

Inaasahang malaki ang maitutulong ng proyektong ito sa turismo ng Jalajala.

Ang pagtatayo ng Dairy Box ay pinangunahan ng Philippine Carabao Center, sa tulong ng DAR, University of the Philippines-Los Baños, Departments of Agriculture, Trade and Industry, Science and Technology, Labor and Employment, at lokal na pamahalaan ng Rizal. Ang proyekto ay pinondohan ng Office of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform sa pamamagitan ng chairperson nitong si Senator Cynthia Villar, na nakatuon sa pagbibigay ng mga pagkakataon sa pagkakakitaan sa mga magsasaka at pagsulong ng industriya ng pagawaan ng gatas ng kalabaw.