BUTUAN CITY — Twenty-nine farmer-groups in Agusan del Sur province were provided with various farm machinery and equipment in a distribution activity conducted on August 12.
Agusan del Sur Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. and Jingle Paloma, the focal person of the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization in the Caraga Region, led the distribution of the farm machines at the provincial capitol in Prosperidad town.'Of the 29 groups, 21 were the recipient of nearly P48.3 million worth of farm machinery and equipment from PHilMech,' Paloma said.
Each of the 21 organizations received over P2.2 million worth of mini four-wheel drive farm tractors. The other eight farmer groups were also provided various farm machinery and equipment worth P41.9 million through the provincial government's Sustainable Lowland Agriculture Development program.The machines distributed include four rice combine harvesters, four mini four-wheel drive hand tractors and four corn combine harvesters.
Distributes Farm Machines To Agusan Groups
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