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==WFP, ARMM works on Gulayan sa Paaralan program== | |||
*Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=589563 | |||
*Friday, November 22, 2013 | |||
:(PNA), FFC/NYP/WILNARD L. BACELONIA-OJT/ | |||
COTABATO CITY, Nov. 22 (PNA) -- The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) and Department of Education (DepEd) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) would jointly work on a program with the United Nations - funded World Food Program (WFP) aimed at improving food security in the region. | |||
The program, dubbed as “Gulayan sa Paaralan, targets some 500 public elementary schools across the region as beneficiaries. | |||
On Wednesday, lawyers Jamal Kulayan and Macmod Mending Jr., secretaries of ARMM’s DepEd and DAF offices respectively, inked a memorandum of understanding with WFP representatives advocating backyard vegetable gardening in public schools to help meet the nutritional requirements of school children in the rural communities. | |||
The program targets 100 public schools per province or a total of 500 per year in which each school beneficiary is given five packs of seven-sachet assorted vegetable seeds and garden tools such as two sprinklers, shovel, hoes, bolos, rakes, tarpaulin and information materials. | |||
“A total of 3,500 assorted vegetable seeds and 1,000 sets of garden tools would be handed to the schools for this year's program execution,” Mending said. | |||
The ARMM comprises the cities of Marawi and Lamitan and the provinces Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. | |||
Local government units are directed to provide assistance, resources and incentives as support to the program. | |||
==DAF, DepEd partner with UN-WFP to improve food security in ARMM == | ==DAF, DepEd partner with UN-WFP to improve food security in ARMM == | ||
*Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1521385000850 | *Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1521385000850 | ||
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Mujiv S. Hataman, regional governor of ARMM, lauded the efforts and partnership of the three agencies. | Mujiv S. Hataman, regional governor of ARMM, lauded the efforts and partnership of the three agencies. | ||
He said it is also important to recognize the school beneficiaries who will successfully attain their target for the harvest festival. | He said it is also important to recognize the school beneficiaries who will successfully attain their target for the harvest festival. | ||
==GPH, MILF peace panels show solidarity with typhoon victims== | ==GPH, MILF peace panels show solidarity with typhoon victims== | ||