DAR chief orders swift land distribution, support to farmers
ANGELES, Pampanga—“Let us be proactive in serving our farmers through land distribution and provision of much-needed support services.”
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ANGELES, Pampanga—“Let us be proactive in serving our farmers through land distribution and provision of much-needed support services.”
A total of 7,767 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and farmer-members of eight (8) Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBOs) in Benguet received agricultural farm machineries and equipment (FME) and farm inputs support (FIS) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) worth P3.8 million to improve their farm production and profitability in the area.Lailani A. Cortez, Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II highlighted that the DAR’s support extends beyond providing land titles but also includes providing various services to empower ARBs with the tools and knowledge needed for sustainable agriculture and better livelihood.She said the DAR’s initiative aims to enhance the ARBs’ farming practices and entrepreneurial success after they receive their land ownership certificates. She said that this will extend support beyond land allocation to include crucial training and resources, showcasing DAR’s dedication to the sustainable progress and prosperity of the community.“This is the fruit of hard work, patience, and perseverance. Congratulations to all the recipients of this project and for the DAR Benguet,” Cortez said.
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Soccsksargen region is gearing up to increase income, generate employment, and improve the climate resilience of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in fragile upland areas, through the Value Chain Innovations for Sustainable Transformation in Agrarian Reform Communities (VISTA) project.
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur--The long wait is over for 2,769 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) as they received their certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, February 16 in a distribution ceremony held at the Capitol Complex in Patin-ay in this city.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. together with Agrarian Secretary Conrado Estrella III and Agusan del Sur Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. led the site inspection of the P250-million Soil Laboratory Building currently under construction in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur--President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. together with Agrarian Secretary Conrado Estrella III, turned over eight farm-to-market roads (FMRs) worth P194 million and P8.9 million worth of farm machineries to 11 agrarian cooperatives.
QUEZON CITY — “Hindi nakatali ang karapatan ng kababaihan sa kalalakihan sa ilalim ng pagpapatupad ng repormang agraryo.” (Under the implementation of agrarian reform, women’s rights are not tied to men's).
As part of the Support Services Office's initiative to strengthen and raise the Agrarian Reform Communities (ARCs) throughout the country, Caraga field implementers are steadily on its way to accomplishing such as it successfully conducted a 3-day training-workshop on ARC and ARC Cluster (ARCC) Development Plan preparation which ran from February 27-29, 2024 at VCDU Hotel, Butuan City. OIC-Assistant Regional Director Joie L. Ceballos welcomed the participants by imparting the significance of this activity as it will enable and further uplift the economic standing of the farmer beneficiaries, and all other farmers concerned, situated within the ARC by ensuring all the necessary support services will be properly identified and timely delivered.