NORTHERN Mindanao agriculture department (DA-10) has allotted some P1.8 million for the cash subsidy of 375 rice farmers in Claveria, Misamis Oriental under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund-Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RCEF-RFFA) program on December 10, 2021.
DA-10 through Regional Executive Director Carlene C. Collado has released the said amount to the farmer-beneficiaries from the town’s 19 barangays who were enrolled in the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) with landholdings of two hectares and below.
DA-10 Regional Technical Director for Operations Carlota S. Madriaga led the distribution of the Intervention Monitoring Card (IMC) that will serve as identification and cash cards of the farmer-beneficiaries.
“Malaking tulong sa aming sakahan ang natanggap kong pera para sa abono at binhi (The money I received is a big help for our farm particularly for the fertilizer and seeds),” shared Arlene P. Adina of Barangay Punong.
Claveria is a landlocked municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental with an estimated area of 420 hectares for rice farmlands.
Supporting Madriaga during the distribution were DA-10 Provincial Operations Center Chief of Misamis Oriental, Chona H. Nacalaban with the PLGU MisOr and MLGU of said town. (DA-10/PIA-10/Misamis Oriental)
