Farmer
beneficiaries pose with the sacks of rice seeds at a warehouse in Surigao City
on Wednesday (December 7, 2022). Photo: Collected
About 1,907 rice farmers in Surigao City received PHP2.44
million worth of rice seeds during a distribution conducted by the city
government and Department of Agriculture (DA) 13 (Caraga) from Wednesday to
Thursday (December 7-8, 2022).
In a statement on Thursday, the Public Information Office
(PIO) of the Surigao City government said 3,210 bags of certified palay seeds
were distributed during the two-day activity.
“Agriculture, especially rice production, is among the
priorities of the present administration of Surigao City government under Mayor
Pablo Dumlao II,” the PIO said.
It said the 1,907 farmer beneficiaries came from Surigao City’s 34 barangays.
The distribution of rice seeds is being funded under the
DA’s National Rice Program.
The PIO also reported that PHP1,815,255 worth of certified
rice seeds was given by the City Agriculture Office (CAO) to the rice farmers
in the area in September.
“We are also announcing that the city government of Surigao
is set to receive additional aid under the Quick Respond Fund (QRF) of the DA,”
it said.
The additional QRF support will consist of 70 bags of
certified rice seeds and 100 bags of hybrid rice seeds.
“The city government is also working on the procurement of
an additional 315 bags of certified rice seeds with separate funding from the
City Disaster and Risk Management Office,” the PIO said.
It said the city government, through the CAO, has yet to
schedule the distribution of the additional rice seeds for farmers in the area.
Source:
Online/KSU
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