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P11-M FARMING ASSISTANCE FOR CEBU'S CARP BENEFICIARIES NEXT YEAR
Thursday 13th of December 2012
CEBU CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Over P11 million worth of farming equipment will be distributed in 2013 to farmer-beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in Cebu.
Atty. Jonathan Sinco, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Assistant Regional Director for Operations, said DAR already approved the funding for Cebu under the Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services Program (ARCESS).
Sinco said there are 2,149 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB’s) from 11 municipalities of Cebu that will benefit from the program through farming equipment acquisition.
“Even non-agrarian reform beneficiaries w...
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