70 HH in Kalinga conflict area receive seedlings, poultry

From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 15, 2020): 70 HH in Kalinga conflict area receive seedlings, poultry (By Peter A. Balocnit) 

PINUKPUK, Kalinga, Oct. 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) under its Special Area for Agriculture Development (SAAD) Program distributed fruit tree and coffee seedlings and chicken and ducks to 70 households in Asibanglan in this municipality.

Mowanah Marie Jovellanos of DA said support materials for production, feeds and plastic fence for poultry were also provided for this intervention project

The beneficiaries are members of the Asibanglan Farmers Development Organization.

“All they need is to have at least 250 square meter lot to plant those seedlings”, she said adding however that space is not a problem in SAAD covered barangays since they have tracts of land and hillsides to plant.

Under SAAD, P46.5 million was allotted to Kalinga for 2020 for 1,500 beneficiaries in 19 barangays.

Jovellanos said SAAD will further expand its coverage next year to benefit other conflict areas identified under ELCAC. For 2021 program expansion, an addition of 14 barangays will be covered with P48M fund allocation

Social preparation and orientation are on-going for 70 households each in these barangays, she said. (JDP/PAB-PIA CAR, Kalinga)

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