(3December2011 by: ifugao posts)
References: Department of Agriculture - Philippines and BusinessWorld online
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The Philippine government through the Department of Agriculture will spend a total of P506 million over the coming fiscal year for irrigation and infrastructure projects in the Cordillera Administrative Region. This initiative will boost farming and fisheries sectors as the major livelihood in the region.
In a statement given by Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala on Dec. 2, he said the bulk of the fund amounting P268 million will go to the repair and rehabilitation of several irrigation systems in the provinces of Ifugao, Mountain Province, and Benguet. The three provinces have been hit by recent typhoons including the portions of the Banaue Rice Terraces. A commitment of P20 million by the department will be utilized to restore the Banaue Rice Terraces.
The other P120 million fund will be used to put up village-type rice processing centers. Another P48 million will go to the purchase of four-wheel tractors for the farmers. Moreover, more than P47 million will be utilized for hand tractors, establishment of fishponds, coffee seedling nurseries, and greenhouses. The remaining P2 million will be for the upgrade of a municipal agriculture trading center in the municipality of Lamut, Ifugao.
References: Department of Agriculture - Philippines and BusinessWorld online
4 comments:
the officials in Ifugao should spend the money transparently...
this is fruit of unity among local leaders in the province of Ifugao. the participation of stakeholders should be encourage so that projects like these will bear better results for the betterment of the Ifugao people in terms of livelihood, tourism, and environmental preservation.
this is right, development should not only be in metro manila but it should be equally distributed nationwide. especially in provinces long forgotten to receive such funding. Ifugao province is one of them...
big amount of money. cash on the road.:):)
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