MANILA – A senior official from the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) on Wednesday said the Department of Agriculture special project is making waves in the marginalized sectors in agriculture, challenging more Filipino farmers to help address food security and poverty in the countryside.
In his report, OPAV Assistant Secretary Jonji Gonzales said the DA-Special Area For Agriculture Development (SAAD) Program helped the Pandanon Integrated Upland Small Farmers Association in the remote barangay of Pandanon in Negros Occidental become organic vegetable cultivators.
The farmers’ group is a recipient of the program since 2019 and have already received agricultural assistance amounting to more than PHP1.8 million.
See full article at Philippine News Agency
