DA, AgNor LGU embrace PAFES
The provincial government of Agusan del Norte is now on its journey to take the wheel of the agriculture and fishery sector towards development. This is after the Provinceled Agriculture and Fisheries Extension System (PAFES) was formally launched last July 19, 2021, with Agusan del Norte as the pilot province for Caraga Region.
of the agricultural extension program to the local government unit starting 2022. As part of the pilot phase, DA-Caraga, the provincial local government unit (PLGU) of government, academe, private sector, and other agricultural stakeholders inked the Memorandum of Agreement to complement each other particularly on technical and funding support in the implementation of proposed co-financing projects identified by the province.
Governor Dale Corvera accepted the challenge to be a model province among the provinces in the region as part of the transition period before the full implementation “This is a timely of the devolution process development as we Caraga INFOCUS
in the province is at the height of the implementation of our provincial initiative, the Agusan-UP, aiming to level up agricultural and fishery sector by increasing production and establishing processing centers in the province,” Governor Corvera said. “I enjoined every stakeholder to unite and walked together in propelling the agriculture and fisheries sector towards a resilient and food-secure Philippines with prosperous farmers and fisherfolks” said Undersecretary for Operations Ariel T. Cayanan of the July 17-23, 2021 |
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