AgSur IPs receive P2.3M worth of support for abaca, banana production Monteagudo said.
In time for the World Indigenous Day celebration, a P2.3 million support for abaca and banana production in Sibagat of this province was turned over by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga through its Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang Katutubo (4Ks) Program to CADT 093 or Wawa Sectoral Tribal Council (WSTC) in Bagat Site Landmark, Sibagat, Agusan del Sur on August 8, 2021. DA Regional Executive Caraga INFOCUS
Director Abel James I. Monteagudo said that the intervention will greatly help the tribal council and the LGU since the commodity requires less crop care and maintenance and can thrive with just enough sunlight and water. “This can produce so many financial returns for the farmers. In terms of processing, a semimechanize approach will be a big difference compared to the manually cleaned and harvested,” Dir.
Municipality of Sibagat Mayor Maria Liza L. Evangelista also said that Abaca is the municipality’s onetown-one-product and presently requires more support to boost its production. “Over 90 percent of the inhabitants of Sibagat come from the CADT area which covers 20 out of 24 barangays. Through a dialogue we had with different agencies and the local farmers, I am very happy that our tribal council is very interested in boosting the production of the commodity pushing us to be one of the best producers of abaca in the region,” she said. Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative Datu Lumad II Samuel Behing also shared his words of commitment saying that the council is delighted to accept responsibility August 7-13, 2021 |
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