Negrense farmers, fisherfolk get P2M projects

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb 29 (PIA6) – - More than P2 million worth of livelihood projects were turned over to farmers and fisherfolk associations in the province in a ceremony held at the Provincial Capitol grounds.

The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist facilitated the release of these projects and will also conduct the monitoring on the implementation of the projects.

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, with Board Member and Committee on Agriculture chair Andrew Montelibano, led the turn-over of the projects and items distributed to the farmers and fisher folk, a release from the Capitol said.

Brgy. Palampas Women's Association, Brgy. Codcod United Women's Association, and Brgy. Ermita Whitesand Women's Association - all of San Carlos City received P100,000 each for the Rice and Corn Marketing Retailing Project, Agricultural Input Marketing and Retailing Project, and Agricultural Commodity Marketing Project, respectively.

Pandanon Integrated Balangon Farmers Association and Pandanon Integrated Upland Small Farmers Association - all of Don Salvador Benedicto town received P100,000 and P125,000 for Agricultural Inputs Retailing Project and Agricultural Food Processing Project, respectively.

Meanwhile, Litib-Litib Fishermen Association of Victorias City received P150,000 for the Fishery Based Livelihood Project; Sitio Dacutan Daku Fisheries Village Association of Silay City received P150,000 for Upscaling of Fermented Shrimp Paste; Taloc Baybay Fishermen Association of Bago City received P200,000 for the Blue Swimming Crab Trading Project;

MALAM Fisherfolk Association of Pontevedra received P100,000 for the Bangus Deboning and Trading Project; Gargato Fishers and Fish Driers Association of Hinigaran received P110,000 for the Support to Dried Fish Production; and PRIMO Brotherhood Association of Binalbagan received P150,000 for the Fish Processing Livelihood Project.

A total of 16 fisherfolk associations from the cities of San Carlos, Victorias, Silay, Talisay, Bago, and Himamaylan, and the municipalities of Binalbagan, Hinigaran and Ilog also received fishing nets worth P899,601.00 for a total of 654 beneficiaries. *(EAD-PIA6 Negros Occidental)

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