Agrarian orgs receive P4.8M worth of farm machineries from DAR
Two agrarian reform beneficiaries organizations from the province of Surigao del Norte received farm equipment and machineries from the Department of Agrarian Reform - Surigao del Norte (DAR-SDN) during the distribution activity held on February 1, 2023 in the Municipality of RTR, Agusan del Norte.
“Dili
matupngan ang kalipay nga among gibati karon tungod sa mga farm
machineries nga among nadawat karon. Arang namo gayud kaswerte. (We
cannot fathom the joy that we felt right now because of the farm machineries
we just received from DAR. We are just very
lucky),” exclaimed Dionesia Gonzales, chairperson of San Pedro Agrarian
Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (SPARBECO) of Brgy. San
Pedro, municipality of Alegria in Surigao del Norte.
The distribution of
said machineries is through the DAR’s Sustainable and Resilient Agrarian
Reform Community (SuRe-ARC) Project under the Climate Resilient Farm
Productivity Program.
“Dako
gyud ang mahitabang niini sa amo mga miyembro nga mag-uuma kay
makadaginot na kami sa amo mga gasto sa pag-ani og sa pagbalhin
sa mga humay gikan sa basakan ngadto sa dalan. (The
machineries are of really big help to us in terms of harvesting our fam
produce and hauling of the same),” said Gonzales.
SPARBECO
received one unit of rice combine harvester in 60 horsepower and one
unit hauling truck, a 6-wheeler 14-footer drop side, with a combined cost of
P2,942,880.
Meanwhile,
Matin-ao Agra Farmers Multi-purpose Cooperative (MAFAMCO) of
Brgy. Matin-ao, Mainit, Surigao del Norte also received one unit of
four-wheel drive tractor in 35 horsepower that costs P1,866,000.
“Magamit
gyud namo og dako sa among pagpanguma ang gihatag sa amo karon nga tractor kay
dili na kami magdaro sa among mga basakan. Dako gyud kini og tabang sa amoa. (We can
really utilize the tractor in our land preparation because we don’t have to do
manual labor anymore. It really is indeed a very big help),” said Janito
Salar, chairperson of MAFAMCO.
Salar
assured that they will take good care of the tractor so that it will be
sustainably efficient and effective.
“The
provision and extension of these agricultural machineries
is our commitment to our beloved agrarian reform beneficiaries and our
assisted ARB organizations that DAR will be with them in every step of the way
to help them achieve sustainable livelihood, increased household
income, and improved quality of life,” quipped Maria Elizabeth de Guzman,
the Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II of DAR-SDN. (Daryll M.
Tumbaga-PIO/DAR Surigao del Norte/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
