DAR celebrates 30th CARP year, hands P59M
production loan
By Joie
Ceballos
BUTUAN
CITY, June 26 -- Twenty-three agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations
received a production loan amounting to PhP59 million during the opening
ceremony of the 30th anniversary of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program
(CARP) last June 25, 2018, here.
The
production loan, released under the Agrarian Production Credit Program (APCP),
will benefit more than 1,400 farmers in the five provinces of Caraga
region.
DAR
13 Regional Director Alejandro Otacan led the distribution ceremony, together
with Assistant Director Engr. Daylinda Narisma, Linbert Fajunio and Arnel
Caalim of the Land Bank of the Philippines Lending Center Agusan del Norte and
Surigao Sur, respectively, and Joy Maso of the Department of Agriculture.
In
his message, Otacan urged the farmer beneficiaries to honor CARP by respecting,
protecting and making the land productive.
“This
will ensure food for your home, your family, your community and fellow
Filipinos,” he added.
Otacan
also thanked all the partner agencies for their support in the implementation
of CARP.
“The
achievement of CARP over the past 30 years is indeed a product of collaborative
efforts of the DAR and its partner agencies," he said.
In
the same occasion, DAR and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC)
also distributed over PhP6.6 million indemnity checks to 469 farmers to cover
the damages to their crops.
Under
the APCP, crops are covered with insurance which premium is paid by the
government. The insurance will cover damages brought by pests and natural
calamities.
APCP
is implemented in partnership with the Land Bank of the Philippines and the
Department of Agriculture. (DAR-13/PIA-Caraga)
