MEMBERS of the Esperanza Farmers Marketing Cooperative (EFMC) are thankful that the Department of Agrarian Reform in Surigao del Sur (DAR-SDS) assisted them in securing a marketing agreement with the Carmen local government unit (LGU). "The agreement was signed on June 14, and we are assured of marketing our rice products to the employees of the Carmen LGU," said Crispin Dales, the manager of EFMC. With the agreement under PAHP, we can expand our market and ensure good income for the cooperative," Dales said. In a separate interview, Yolanda Diaz, the municipal agrarian reform officer, said that EFMC received a P300,000 project package to boost farm productivity and marketing operations. Aside from PAHP, the EFMC is also a beneficiary of DAR's Climate Resilient and Farm Productivity Support Program when the group received farm machines and equipment last year.

Source: Manila Times June 20, 2024 04:02 UTC