Kadiwa ng Pangulo offers P29 kilo of rice
BUTUAN CITY -- About 2,000 kilograms of rice were sold at P29 per kilogram to the senior citizens and persons with disabilities by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga, together with the National Irrigation Administration( NIA) Caraga, during the Kadiwa ng Pangulo at DA Caraga Regional Office, Butuan City on September 13.
The affordable rice for sale was the produce of farmers who are beneficiaries of NIA’s Contract Farming Program. Under the program, qualified irrigator’s associations across the region received financial assistance for procuring farm inputs for rice production.
According to DA Caraga, more affordable rice will be sold to Kadiwa pop-up stores in the region in partnership with NIA as a staunch support to the call of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on affordable food for the Filipinos.
Arlene B. Hambre, 63, a senior citizen, together with her daughter Diadem B. Hambre, 37, from Brgy. San Ignacio, Butuan City, expressed their gratitude as they bought the quality and affordable rice.
Hambre said, “Dako ang akong pasalamat nga naka-palit mi ug barato nga bugas, kauban sa akong anak nga hearing-impaired. Nalipay gyud mi tungod ang among mapalit nga bugas sa merkado nagkantidad og P52 per kilo, pero karon mapalit lang namo sa P29 per kilo dinhi sa Kadiwa ng Pangulo. Daghang salamat President BBM sa barato nga bugas nga among napalit.”
(I am very grateful that we were able to buy an affordable rice together with my hearing-impaired daughter. We are really happy because the rice that we buy in the market usually costs at P52 per kilo. Today, we bought the rice at P29 per kilo here in Kadiwa ng Pangulo. Thank you very much President BBM for the affordable rice.)
Also, fresh and affordable harvests of the farmers and processed products were sold at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo.
The Kadiwa ng Pangulo is an initiative of the DA spearheaded by the Agribusiness Marketing Assistance Division, ensuring food availability and affordability in areas with high demand and in communities with low-income families. (DA-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)
