A total of P909.68 million agri-fishery interventions were awarded to Ilonggo farmers and fisherfolk on February 14, 2024.
Through the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Western Visayas Regional Field Office (RFO), 515 farmer-beneficiaries received cash assistance totaling P2.347 million from the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) Program and the Fuel Assistance to Farmers Project.
The Iloilo Science and Technology University, Pavia Livestock Growers Association, Pavia Entrepreneurs Multipurpose Cooperative (MPC), Kooperatiba Natun MPC, and Panay Darag Chicken Breeders Association received a total of P8.5-million worth of Kadiwa financial grants to be used for their market linkage and value-adding activities.
Local government units also received the No Objection Letter (NOL) 1 for the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP) infrastructure development projects worth P885.52 million. ###
