CDO farmers to benefit from DA project

• Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1007086
• Thursday, April 19, 2018

By Elaine O. Ratunil (eor/CdeOSP)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- Farmers in Cagayan de Oro will benefit from another project from the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Through Ordinance No. 13414-2018, the 18th City Council during its regular session on April 16, 2018 authorized Mayor Oscar Moreno to enter into and sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with DA-10 covering the grant of three units of water pump and engine sets with accessories to the city government.

The project is in line with the mandate of the DA to promote agricultural development through bottom-up self-reliant farming systems approach that will emphasize equity, productivity and sustainability in the use of agricultural resources.

Pursuant to the MOA, the DA Regional Field Unit-10 shall transfer to the city the project with an actual cost of P88,000 per unit as a grant and regularly monitor the operations and maintenance of the equipment.

For its part, the city shall submit to DA the list of recipients of the project and the utilization, operation, and activity report at the end of every harvest season.

As the caretaker, the city shall turn over the water pump and engine sets to farmers organizations and cooperatives engaged in rice production that are prone to the adverse effects of El Niño, among others.

The MOA was reviewed and endorsed by the committees on agriculture and fisheries and on laws and rules chaired by Councilors Annie Daba and Ian Mark Nacaya, respectively.