Alcala turns over agri projects in Benguet
Posted on | Sunday 17 April 2011 | No Comments
by Redjie Cawis
Agriculture Secretary Proseso Alcala led the inauguration of a P1.3 million agricultural tramline system at sitio Bawek, Twin Peaks, here last week.
The tramline is set to benefit 23 farmers who manually haul their produce through four kilometers of mountain trails that normally take them two to three hours of hiking the nearest junction along historic Kennon Road.
The tramline system at Bawek-Twin Peaks barangay was started in October 2010 and completed on December 26 last year. It was funded by the Department of Agriculture’s attached agency, the Philippine Center for Post Harvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech),formerly the Bureau of Post Harvest and Extension (BPRE).
The project was turned over to the Bawek Twin Peaks Farmers Association and witnessed by Governor Nestor Fongwan, Congressman Ronald Cosalan, DA national and local representatives, and other provincial and municipal officials.
Alcala also signed a memorandum of understanding and witnessed the ceremonial launching of the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center in Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet.
Signatories to the MOU include the secretary together with DA Cordillera regional director Marilyn Santa Catalina, Benguet Cong. Cosalan, Gov. Fongwan La Trinidad Mayor Gregorio Abalos, Benguet State University(BSU) president Rogelio Colting, and farmer-representative John Sapag-ey.
The P400 million worth modern agricultural trading center will be built in a four-hectare lot in the La Trinidad strawberry fields owned by the BSU. The new trading post will play a vital role in the country’s integrated supply chain being pushed by the Department.
Alcala turned over an initial amount of P1,250,000 for the farmers renting the lot and whose standing crops would be displaced in the construction of the project that will start soon. (RC-PIA CAR)
Agriculture Secretary Proseso Alcala led the inauguration of a P1.3 million agricultural tramline system at sitio Bawek, Twin Peaks, here last week.
The tramline is set to benefit 23 farmers who manually haul their produce through four kilometers of mountain trails that normally take them two to three hours of hiking the nearest junction along historic Kennon Road.
The tramline system at Bawek-Twin Peaks barangay was started in October 2010 and completed on December 26 last year. It was funded by the Department of Agriculture’s attached agency, the Philippine Center for Post Harvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech),formerly the Bureau of Post Harvest and Extension (BPRE).
The project was turned over to the Bawek Twin Peaks Farmers Association and witnessed by Governor Nestor Fongwan, Congressman Ronald Cosalan, DA national and local representatives, and other provincial and municipal officials.
Alcala also signed a memorandum of understanding and witnessed the ceremonial launching of the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center in Betag, La Trinidad, Benguet.
Signatories to the MOU include the secretary together with DA Cordillera regional director Marilyn Santa Catalina, Benguet Cong. Cosalan, Gov. Fongwan La Trinidad Mayor Gregorio Abalos, Benguet State University(BSU) president Rogelio Colting, and farmer-representative John Sapag-ey.
The P400 million worth modern agricultural trading center will be built in a four-hectare lot in the La Trinidad strawberry fields owned by the BSU. The new trading post will play a vital role in the country’s integrated supply chain being pushed by the Department.
Alcala turned over an initial amount of P1,250,000 for the farmers renting the lot and whose standing crops would be displaced in the construction of the project that will start soon. (RC-PIA CAR)
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