MOUNTAIN PROVINCE FARMERS GET P105.6M WORTH OF RICE SUPPORT SERVICES

PARACELIS, Mountain Province: The Department of Agriculture in Cordillera awarded P105,624,411.94 worth of various rice interventions for the farmers here during the provincial National Rice Awareness Month Information Caravan and Consultation held at Sinigpit. As a special tribute to rice farmers, various completed projects and different interventions were awarded as means and ways to boost agricultural production and increase their income. The interventions include the P84,727,800.00 from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance Program to be distributed to 16,452 RSBSA-registered rice farmers tilling two hectares and below, and P12.5 million worth of seeds, fertilizers, and soil ameliorant to be distributed to the individual qualified rice farmers. The completed five irrigation systems and one warehouse worth around P8.387 million were also awarded to the different association beneficiaries in the province. The Lettok Farmers Association Banawel, Natonin; Chinakhop Farmers and Irrigators Association Tocucan, Bontoc; and BLGU-Poblacion, Sabangan were awarded the rehabilitation of irrigation canals. Moreover, the Torod Palitud Integrated Farmers Association of Palitod, Paracelis and Tongfu Farmers Association of Tonglayan, Natonin were awarded the construction and rehabilitation of diversion dams, respectively. Lastly, Butigue Kapamilya Farmers Association Inc. of Butigue, Paracelis was awarded a warehouse.