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*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id= | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=73552 | ||
* | *Monday, January 23, 2012 | ||
:by PIA Press Release | :by PIA Press Release | ||
KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- “We want to win back farmers; and public trust to the Department of Agriculture,” Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan of the Department of Agricultur e (DA)-12 told a group of farmers in North Cotabato. | |||
In a recent dialogue with farmers at DA-12 facility at Central Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (CMIARC) in Amas, Kidapawan City,Datukan admitted the DA’s image was tarnished by several anomalous transactions in the past such as the fertilizer scam and many other issue of corruption. | |||
She, assured the participants that DA-12 has been working hard to regain the trust of the Filipinos, especially the farmers. | |||
Nelly Escote-Ylanan, head of the Regional Agriculture and Information Division, said that after assuming office in February last year, Director Datukan introduced drastic institutional reforms in DA-12 including re-composition of the bids and awards committee and by closely monitoring projects, making sure that no ghost projects are allowed. She also made sure that only quality materials and services are delivered to their clients. | |||
“The changes felt inside and out of the DA organization now is an answer to her battlecry, not to fail the people who entrusted her the responsibility to lead change and development in the agriculture sector of Soccsksargen Region. The quest for reform in DA in all parts of the country now brings back hope and confidence,” Ylanan said. | |||
“We are now proud to be identified with DA, and confident to face people” Datukan told the dialogue participants, citing that latest in social network survey revealed that DA is no longer included in the top corrupt agencies of the government. | |||
Also during the dialogue, Datukan reported that DA was able to perform well in the food staple production which resulted in the decrease of the country’s rice importation from 2 million metric tons in the previous in 2010 to 860,000 metric tons in 2011. | |||
Region XII contributed 7.44 percent of the annual national production last year, she said. | |||
Lesser import our country, means an advantage to the farmers, she added. | |||
“Farmers will never be successful if people in DA, including other key players in agriculture sector are not sincere in the implementation of all the programs and projects,” she said. | |||
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==DA chief urges farmers to help achieve food sufficiency== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=73504 | |||
*Sunday, January 22, 2012 | |||
:by PIA Press Release | |||
KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Farmers should be in the forefront of making sure that the government efforts to attain food sufficiency would be successful, an agriculture official said. Department of Agriculture Region 12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan expressed his challenge to farmers during a recent dialogue with farmers at Central Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center in Amas, Kidapawan City. Some 894 bags of certified seeds were distributed to farmers of Kabacan, Pikit, Carmen and M’lang towns affected by recent floods. “Do not leave us alone in this. Join us in the Food Staple Sufficiency Program because this is for the Philippines, the farmers and the citizens of the country,” she told farmer-recipients. She also encouraged them to be positive, enthusiastic and honest in implementing the department’s programs. “I don’t entertain failures. There is no such thing as failure. We’re just challenged by time,” she said, adding that it is difficult to work with people of negative outlook. As front liners in rice production, the farmers should take their role more seriously for the achievement of self-sufficiency in rice and other staple crops in the country, she said. Datukan clarified that the turn-over of bags of palay seeds is not a seed subsidy program of DA but only calamity assistance. She explained that the seed subsidy program was terminated because the department is pursuing long-term projects such as the construction of farm-to-market roads and the acquisition of postharvest facilities, farm machineries and support irrigation facilities. As a reminder, she told farmers, local and provincial agriculture employees to submit their project proposals for the regional office to determine and to confirm which among these would be a significant undertaking for immediate implementation. With regard to the submission of project proposals, she encouraged reinvigoration of farmer’s organizations and communal farmer’s alliances to present a group project proposal. Datukan is looking forward to more enthusiastic, more participative and relatively successful farmers in North Cotabato. (DEDoguiles/PIA 12/LMSalvo/DA 12) | |||
==South Cotabato eyes P30-M mining revenue for 2012== | ==South Cotabato eyes P30-M mining revenue for 2012== | ||