JICA, DAR conclude successful 9-year project for Mindanao farming communities mb.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mb.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published February 14, 2021, 10:42 AM
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Farmers and local officials of two upland farming communities in Sultan Kudarat province lauded Friday the government for providing them a 7.48-kilometer farm-to-market road (FMR) through the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).
PHOTO FROM PNA/ MANILA BULLETIN
About 5,000 residents, almost 2,000 of whom were agrarian reform beneficiaries, are enjoying the benefits of the PHP37-million concrete FMR project that connects Barangays Bugso and Gapok in Sen. Ninoy Aquino (SNA), Sultan Kudarat.
Elated by the assistance from DAR, SNA Mayor Randy L. Ecija, Jr said the project is not just for the local government, but for all the residents and farmers in the area who are mostly rice and corn farmers.
Published December 23, 2020, 7:37 PM
A total of P105 million infrastructure support facilities were turned over in Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat in Mindanao this week as part of the assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to farmers reeling from the impact of COVID-19.
(photo from JICA)
The projects include a farm-to-market road, rural water systems, and communal irrigation facilities.
These were all completed in partnership with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) as part of the Mindanao Sustainable Agrarian and Agriculture Development Project (MinSAAD) which aims to jumpstart economic activities in agrarian reform communities through infrastructure projects like farm-to-market roads, bridges, irrigation, potable water systems, and post-harvest facilities.