The newly completed P33.5-million cold storage facility in Sarrat is expected to boost the tomato industry in Ilocos Norte.
Deputy Project Director Dennis Tactac said that the first of its kind facility in Region 1 funded by the Philippine Rural Development Project under the Department of Agriculture , was turned over to the San Joaquin Multipurpose Cooperative in Sarrat on July 29.Tactac said the facility will also be a showcase for other funding institutions, as well as farmers' cooperatives and associations, on benchmarking for similar projects in the future. The new P33.
We have patiently waited for this for one year and finally it was inaugurated and turned over to SJMPC,' said DA Region 1 Executive Director Annie Bares.Bares added that with proper coordination and management, the cooperative can succeed in handling the facility with its more than 7,000 members. The cold storage facility has a capacity of over 100 metric tons.
To Boost Ilocos Tomato Farming
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