P9.9 million Kadiwa expands opportunities to Agri Coops and LGUs
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) has provided P9.9 million in financial grants to qualified farmer and fisherfolk cooperatives and associations (FCAs) as well as local government units (LGUs) on Tuesday, July 19. The grants were given under the DA’s
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Enhanced Kadiwa Financial Grant Assistance Program, through the efforts of Senator Ma. Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos. The recipients are four LGUs in the province of Surigao del Norte. LGU-Burgos received P987,000, LGU-Pilar P1.5 million, LGU-Sta. Monica P4 million, and LGUPlacer P300,000. Three Farmer Cooperatives and Associations
(FCA) also received their share namely Kangyat Farmers MultiPurpose Cooperative in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur got P1 million, Magsaysay MultiPurpose Cooperative in Madrid, Surigao del Sur P1.5 million, and Nuevo Campo Development Cooperative in San Benito, Surigao del Norte got 612,500. DA-Caraga Regional Executive Director
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Ricardo M. Oñate, Jr.,thank Senator Marcos for her support of the Department’s efforts through Kadiwa mainly to assist communitybased organizations in operating their Kadiwa stores sustainably by providing them with additional funding. “Through the Kadiwa initiatives, we are empowering our farmers and fisherfolk groups to become more dependable food commodity suppliers to consumers. Under the leadership of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., we are doubling our efforts to ensure that the food supply and the food prices are within everyone’s reach., “said Director Oñate. Ronald S. Malaque, the chairperson of Magsaysay MultiPurpose Cooperative said that they will use it as working capital and to purchase a delivery
truck so that they can easily consolidate the local produce of their community’s farmers.
LGUs. Since its implementation in 2020, a total of 30 FCAs and 4 LGUs benefited from the On the other hand, Kadiwa financial grant Sta. Monica Municipal assistance with an Agriculturist Louie Ville equivalent amount Lerona said that they will of P26.5 million under be assisting two FCA’s in the Bayanihan Act of their municipality and led 2020 (I & II), General them to become Kadiwa Appropriations Act 2021, partners. He also added and 2021 fund by the that they will conduct office of Senator Imee monthly monitoring to Marcos. ensure the sustainability of the program. Also present during the turnover are Regional To ensure sustainability, Agriculture and Fishery DA-Caraga AMAD Council Chairperson Chief Lynn A. Pareñas Christopher Lindo said that the agency and Surigao del Norte will conduct an Provincial Agriculturist assessment with regard Ruby Ann Lagahit. (Rhea to the implementation C. Abao, DA-Caraga in coordination with the RAFIS/PIA Caraga)
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