Department of Agriculture (DA) Region IV-CALABARZON, through its Rice Program, distributed agricultural equipment and palay seeds to farmers in Quezon, Quezon on July 8, 2020.
Two farmers’ groups, the Cagbalogo Farmers’ Association (CAFARA) and the Sta. Ana Irrigators and Farmers’ Association, are set to benefit from the program.
The intervention includes one unit of rice thresher with blower, tripod, and salaan; two units of shallow tube well with a collapsible hose, rubber hose, and other accessories; and two units of seed spreader. The distribution also includes 20 bags of palay seeds from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist.
According to Municipal Agriculturist Mary Rose O. Panol, the equipment and seeds they received are of great help to the farmers because their water supply, particularly the water pump, is scarce. She also said it will be the first time they use a seed spreader that the farmer-beneficiaries have accepted wholeheartedly. • (MAP, DA-RAFIS)
[Photos Courtesy of MA Mary Rose O. Panol]
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