World Bank meets AgSur town’s banana coop
The World Bank that primarily funds the Department of Agriculture (DA)Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) virtually conversed with the Kinabugawan Farmers Producers Cooperative (KIFAPCO) of Veruela, Agusan del Sur, the proponent group (PG) of the PRDP Caraga I-REAP or Enterprise Component.
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KIFAPCO Chairperson, Zaldy Gabato shared how their microenterprise on Banana Production and Trading Marketing rapidly improved with the help of PRDP.
two-hectare planting area to five hectares.
Apart from the increase in income, Gabato stressed that beneficiaries became more active in planting bananas making their coop expand from a
Gabato responded that they envision to strengthen KIFAPCO’s marketing strategies which will also improve the lives of the banana farmers. “In our
World Bank Consultant, Agnes Deshormes asked KIFAPCO how do the coop foresees growth and its plan to achieve it.
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