CEBU CITY – Rice farmers in Guindulman, Bohol Province can now look forward to a steady water supply for their farmlands with the turnover of the newly-completed diversion dam worth P4-million to the rice farmer/members of Awihaw Lombog Farmers Irrigators Association (ALFIA) in Guindulman town which is expected to distribute water supply to around 20 hectares of rice land in Awihaw, Barangay Lombog.
Department of Agriculture (DA-7) regional director Atty. Salvador Diputano disclosed this to Assistant Secretary Jonji Gonzales of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) during the “Laging Handa” Network Briefing News on Tuesday.
Diputado said the newly-completed diversion dam was turned over to the association on November 17 and is seen to boost the rice production in Guindulman and its neighboring towns. Most farmers in the locality depended on rainwater to irrigate their rice farm lands.
“The Awihaw diversion dam is one of the six ongoing agricultural infrastructure projects of DA Secretary William Dar in Guindulman, Bohol amounting to more than P71 million and the establishment of these irrigation systems hopes to help rice farmers increase their income and maximize yield,” Diputado said.
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