DAR-CAR turned over 320k Worth of Farm Machineries and Equipment to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organization TAFARMCO

The Department of Agrarian Reform - Cordillera Administrative Region (DAR-CAR) and DAR-Benguet, in partnership with the Baguio City Government through the City Veterinary and Agriculture Office (CVAO) have turned over Farm Machineries and Equipment (FME) valued at Php 320,000 to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organization (ARBO) Taloy Farmers Multipurpose Cooperative (TAFARMCO) at the Baguio City Hall on December 4, 2023.

 

 

TAFARMCO received 5 Hand tractors and 1 unit of an agricultural shredder. The ARBO will be assisting their partner farmers' association situated in the city namely: Barangay Happy Hallow Farmers Organization (Happy Hallow, Baguio City), Buat Balite Farmers Association (Pinsao Proper, Baguio City), Granjeros de Oeste (Irisan, Baguio City), and Ditep Farmers Association (Loakan, Liwanag) through the provision of one hand tractor each to boost their production. Their produce shall be marketed by the TAFARMCO eventually.

Furthermore, the initiative includes training on Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, as well as capacity-building seminars on Good Agricultural Practices, Organic Agriculture, and proper disposal of fertilizers and pesticides. Resource persons are technical staff from DAR, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Training Institute, CVAO, and Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority.