Sultan Kudarat farmers to improve livelihood with P29.5-M road project

President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat - A total of 403 households and 229 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) will be able to improve their livelihood situation with the recent ceremonial groundbreaking conducted by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for the concreting of the PhP 29,471,802 farm-to-market road in Tual-Sinakulay to provide farmers faster access to markets and other government services.

The DAR, in collaboration with the Provincial and Municipal Local Government Units, targets to complete the FMR construction on February 3, 2025.

Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II Abdullah N. Balindong said the farm-to-market road covers the Barangays Tual and Sinakulay roads. The FMR intends to bring considerable benefits to farmers in terms of shorter travel time, access to farm areas, reduction in transportation and hauling costs, and access to markets and other social services.

“This road project involves the concreting of a 1,500-meter road, transforming it from gravel to concrete, with a width of 3.05 meters per lane and a thickness of 0.23 meters. Additionally, Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert installations will be part of the construction,” Balindong said.

Joaquin Eslao, one of the ARBs, expressed his gratitude to the DAR for its continued support to small farmers like him.

“This road will benefit us, especially in transporting our produce to the market with ease. It will not only help us save time and effort but will also help us increase our income,” he said.