Ecija goat farmers receive P2.6M assistance
The coop-beneficiaries lauded the DA-PRDP for its relentless support to innovate and harness the needs of farmers for sustainable development and assure the maintenance of the farm equipment
CUYAPO, Nueva Ecija — Farm equipment for transport, marketing facilities and other tools worth P2.6 million were distributed by the Department of Agriculture–Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) to farmers here.
The donation, distributed Tuesday at the Old Capitol Building in Cabanatuan City, was made through the I-REAP Component and given to the Consolidation and Marketing of Goats with Multiplier Farm and Contract Growing Subproject of the Bonifacio Multipurpose Cooperative.
Among the donations were a six-wheeler truck, motorcycle with kolong kolong (side car to carry items), water tank, pressurized water tank, two grass cutters, mechanical weighing scale and an electronic cash register.
The items are seen to provide the latest production technologies for member and non-member goat raisers to produce quality and upgraded goats. Expected are an increase of 20 percent in the number of goat farmers with improved access to DA services and support to the livelihood of some 192 farmer-beneficiaries.
The subproject focuses on the production, consolidation, upgrading and marketing of native and mestizo goats, as well as focusing on the production of goat breeders in the province.
The production component is composed of Multiplier Farm that will produce F2 breeders and Contract Growing Enterprise that will produce F1 breeders that are ready for slaughter.
The coop-beneficiaries lauded the DA-PRDP for its relentless support to innovate and harness the needs of farmers for sustainable development and assure the maintenance of the farm equipment.
The turnover ceremony was led by Nueva Ecija Governor Aurelio Umali, Cuyapo Mayor Florida Esteban, Provincial Project Management and Implementing Unit head Ferdinand Abesamis and focal person Jovita Agliam, I-REAP’s Lucita de la Cruz and municipal agriculturist Orlando Ramos.