LAGAWE, Ifugao (PIA)–In support to farm mechanization program and to promote farm efficiency, 107 farmer organizations in the province received farm machinery under the High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) of the Department of Agriculture. (DA)
The farmer organizations (FO) received power sprayers, grass cutters, and rotavators from the provincial local government unit.
Vice Governor Glen Prudenciano led the delivery and turnover of the farm machineries to the farmer organizations in the different municipalities. He was joined by Provincial Agriculturist Domingo Mariano, HVCDP Coordinator Benjie Lunag, Board Member Josel Guyguyon, and the municipal mayors.
Said machineries were purchased by DA through the initiative of Prudenciano and funded by the Office of former Senator Kiko Pangilinan.
Prudenciano mentioned that he personally chose these equipment as they are easy to use.
“These equipment are given to the farmer organizations to ease the burden of farmers in manual labor, reduce the time spent, and encourage the farmer organizations to really manage the equipment for their benefit to increase food production and income of the farmers through their organizations. This is also to strengthen the farmer organizations by providing them farm machinery and giving them tasks to take care of these equipment for longer use,” he said.
Prudenciano said they will look into programs that will strengthen and capacitate the farmer organizations. He encouraged other organizations to register to be qualified for future programs of the province and of the region. (JDP/FBR-PIA CAR, Ifugao) Photos: Nelson Sarmiento- Vice Gov. Office
