Some 894 bags of certified palay were given to farmers during a dialogue with farmers at the grounds of Central Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (CEMIARC), in Amas, Kidapawan City. Three hundred bags were allocated to farmers from the town of Carmen, 257 to Kabacan, 25 to Pikit, and 12 to M’lang. DA-12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan, told farmer-recipients that
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she has talked to Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Mendoza as regards this dilemma. She added, she has assured the governor that DA.-12 will continue to extend help for the recovery affected farmers, including provision of planting materials. “We are happy that the national government has not forgotten us,” executive assistant Dr. Teodora Casipe told DA officials in behalf of the governor.
ONE MINDANAO Monday, January 23, 2012
Engr. Eliseo Mangliwan, North Cotabato’s provincial agriculturist, on his part urged farmers to do their part in making sure that the seed assistance goes a long way. “The help that DA has given us is temporary, for us to be able to get trough the damage brought about by the recent floods,” he said. Recipients of the calamity assistance also expressed thankfulness to DA 12.