Coffee processing center soon to rise in Agusan Norte town The Department of Agriculture - Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP) Regional Project Coordinating Office (RPCO) - Caraga conducted a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a Coffee Processing Center of the Casiklan Wheel’s Farmers Association Incorporated (CAWFAI) with a total amount of P19,022,445.77 in Barangay Casiklan, Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte. DA Usec. Zamzamin Ampatuan Jr. said the processing center will pave the way to an
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increased income for the farmers. “You can see that this processing center will produce world class quality coffee and can lead to an increased income and improved livelihood,” he said.
government is here to assist you but you should also help yourselves to achieve your goals, from production to marketing of your products, ” he said.
On the other hand, Las Nieves Municipal He also urged the Mayor Avelina S. Rosales members of CAWFAI said she is thankful for to also focus on valuethe project because adding of their coffee to it is a realization of the further the growth of their dreams of the farmers in organization. Casiklan. She also urged the farmers to take good DA-Caraga Regional care of the machines Executive Director Abel and make good use of James I. Monteagudo it for the benefit of their posed a challenge coffee enterprise. (DA to the members of Caraga/PIA Agusan del CAWFAI to make their Norte) enterprise grow. “The Caraga INFOCUS
