DAR linking farmers with buyers like Lazada, Gerry’s Grill to provide bigger market for agri products 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Ellalyn De Vera-RuizThe Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is working to link agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) with buyers to provide them with an established market for their farm products. Through the Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (PHAP) program, DAR Undersecretary Emily Padilla said last Thursday (Dec. 5) their goal is to connect 5,228 ARBs or agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) with an institutional buyer. It is a convergence of services by DAR, Department of Agriculture, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Interior and Local Government, and other participating government agencies. Province, Quirino, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur I, Camarines Sur II, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Negros Occidental, Southern Leyte, Biliran, Zamboanga Norte, Zamboanga Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Misamis Occidental, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 10, 2019 11:10 UTC