TRENTO, Agusan del Sur—Farmers in four towns of Agusan del Sur province are slowly weaning away from unfavorable relations with middlemen and traders, thanks to the assistance to set up a rice processing plant from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).
Leomides R. Villareal, DAR-Caraga director, said some 200 farmers who are agrarian reform beneficiaries organized into a cooperative were granted P21 million to set up their own rice processing business.
The grant covered acquisition of rice milling equipment, warehouse power supply, mechanical dryer and mist polisher, and construction of solar dryers.
It was part of the Convergence of Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth…
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