Agricultural Program Coordinating Officer (APCO) of Rizal Ms. Mary Ann A. Gajardo, with the help of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-Community Training and Employment (TESDA-CTE) in the province, distributed different farm seeds (upland kangkong, sitaw, mustasa, and pechay) in barangays San Andres and Sto. Niño, Tanay, Rizal that are under the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood, and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) of the government.
According to Mr. Bien Magpantay, TESDA-CTE coordinator, with the seeds received by his barangay fellows, they will be able to plant high-value crops and soon harvest them for their food consumption.
The seed distribution is in line with the Department of Agriculture’s Plant, Plant, Plant Program to provide a sustainable food supply through vegetable farming. ● (JBGA, DA-RAFIS)
[Photos Courtesy of APCO-Rizal]
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