Farmers receive P4.8-M machineries

CARMEN, Davao del Norte -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Davao del Norte turned over on Wednesday July 11, 2018, P4,875,000 worth of common service facilities (CSF) to various agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations (ARBO) of the municipalities of Sto. Tomas and Carmen and the City of Panabo in this province.

Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer I (PARPO) Leo F. Nuñeza, who headed the turnover ceremony held in Diamond Farms Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (DARBMUPCO) in Barangay Alejal, Municipality of Carmen, said the CSF include farm machineries composed of 10 units of mechanical dryer (drawer type), 10 units of mechanical chipper/ slicer (feed grade), one unit of mechanical chipper/slicer (food grade), one (1) unit mechanical dryer (tunnel type) and one (1) unit pulverizer.

“These machineries are provided to you by the DAR to boost your agricultural productions, thus to improve your organization’s and farm income,” Nuñeza said.

The recipient ARBOs include DARMUPCO, Banana Growers Cooperative (BSBG), Marsman Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries MultiPurpose Cooperative (MARBCO), Marsman Individual Farmers Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (MIFARBCO), DAPCO Agrarian Reform MultiPurpose CooperativeMDS (DARBCO-MDS), DAPCO Agrarian Reform Multi-Purpose Cooperative-IFS (DARBCO-IFS), Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Individual Selfmanage Multi-Purpose Cooperative (ARBISM), Checkered Farm Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CFARBEMPCO) and the Beneficiaries of Agrarian Reform of Checkered Farms MultiPurpose Cooperative (BARC-MPC).

Aurora A. Cañesal, Chief Agrarian Reform Program Officer of DAR Regional Support Services Division, encouraged the recipient to take good care of what was given to them by the government.

“The current administration is in full support to the development of the different agrarian reform organizations in the country and the said facilities are huge contributions in the local and national progress,” Cañesal said.

On the other hand, Octavio Valle, Municipal Administrator of Carmen thanked the department for choosing and providing the said facilities to the cooperatives of the municipality because it also helps in the economic stability of Carmen.

Part of the turnover was the ceremonial signing of certificate of acceptance by the representatives of the ARBOs and the procedure demonstration of the mechanical dryers and chippers.