Agriculture Secretary William Dar recently awarded to Mayor Gabino Ganggangan of Sadanga, Mt. Province a total of P6,863,190 worth of agricultural projects under the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The interventions, which form part of the program’s effort to increase food production through the creation of community enterprises, also aims to assist the municipality in its fight against poverty.
Last year, SAAD approved and funded the proposal from the office of Mayor Ganggangan for an integrated farming project that includes livestock and poultry raising with legume production.
Dar stressed on the need for the government to provide socio-economic interventions and make livelihood sustainable in rural communities.
“We must provide a stable livelihood to assure the rural folks that the government are working for the welfare of every Filipino.”
“We must provide a stable livelihood to assure the rural folks that the government, both in the national and local, are working for the welfare of every Filipino,” the agriculture chief added.
“The government must strengthen strategies and mechanisms to uplift the lives of the people in the countryside.”
According to the agriculture head, the government must strengthen strategies and mechanisms to uplift the lives of the people in the countryside.
SAAD was launched by the DA as part of the thrust of President Rodrigo Duterte to increase food production and reduce poverty in the Philippines.
Under Dar’s New Thinking Approach for Agriculture, the program is continuously implemented in its coverage areas not only to intensify farm yield but to reduce poverty among the marginalized sectors of agriculture and fishery.
The program provides science-based technology, financing, marketing, and other support services for animals, crops, and fisheries to individuals, households, and organized farmers and fisherfolk including other DSWD’s 4Ps and Indigenous Peoples.