LEGAZPI CITY, June 24 (PIA) – Over 400 rice farmers cultivating about 200 hectares of rice areas in Buhi Camarines Sur will benefit from the P56M worth rice processing center (RPC 1) building of the Department of Agriculture.
“The facility is a concrete proof that the government through the DA is responding and doing something for its people especially the farmers,” DA Bicol offier in charge Abelardo Bragas said.
The newly constructed facility was turned over to the San Antonio Farmers Irrigators Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SAFIMCO) officers led by its chairman Loreto Cenita.
He further appealed to the farmers to continue supporting the programs of the DA and to put their trust and confidence in the DA leadership especially to secretary Alcala noting his sincerity in helping the farmers and alleviating the agriculture sector.
DA Bicol information officer Emily Bordado meanwhile said the building is one of the facilities developed by the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) which can be availed of by farmers association under the DA Rice Mechanization Program.
“This program aims to optimize the use of modern technologies in farming and offers machinery and equipment that lessens the drudgery of field work and lowers operational cost and increases farmer’s yield and income,” Bordado noted.
The building is located about 13 km. from Buhi town proper with300 sq. meters floor area equipped with a multi-pass rice mill (double pass; 1 ton/ hr. milling capacity).
Bordado said its beneficiairies are not only in Barangay San Ramon but also the adjacent barangays.
The DA has earlier provided SAFIMCO a flatbed dryer, a palay shed and a multipurpose drying pavement.
SAFIMCO, comprised of about 428 members, is among the top 10 outstanding Irrigators Associated recognized and awarded in the 2013 Rice Achievers Awarding ceremonies held last year in Metro Manila. (MAL/SAA/EAB-DARFU5/PIA5)
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“The facility is a concrete proof that the government through the DA is responding and doing something for its people especially the farmers,” DA Bicol offier in charge Abelardo Bragas said.
The newly constructed facility was turned over to the San Antonio Farmers Irrigators Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SAFIMCO) officers led by its chairman Loreto Cenita.
He further appealed to the farmers to continue supporting the programs of the DA and to put their trust and confidence in the DA leadership especially to secretary Alcala noting his sincerity in helping the farmers and alleviating the agriculture sector.
DA Bicol information officer Emily Bordado meanwhile said the building is one of the facilities developed by the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PHilMech) which can be availed of by farmers association under the DA Rice Mechanization Program.
“This program aims to optimize the use of modern technologies in farming and offers machinery and equipment that lessens the drudgery of field work and lowers operational cost and increases farmer’s yield and income,” Bordado noted.
The building is located about 13 km. from Buhi town proper with300 sq. meters floor area equipped with a multi-pass rice mill (double pass; 1 ton/ hr. milling capacity).
Bordado said its beneficiairies are not only in Barangay San Ramon but also the adjacent barangays.
The DA has earlier provided SAFIMCO a flatbed dryer, a palay shed and a multipurpose drying pavement.
SAFIMCO, comprised of about 428 members, is among the top 10 outstanding Irrigators Associated recognized and awarded in the 2013 Rice Achievers Awarding ceremonies held last year in Metro Manila. (MAL/SAA/EAB-DARFU5/PIA5)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2571403594976#sthash.bbbiZod9.dpuf
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