Lallo,
Cagayan – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has approved the funding for
projects worth P26 million in favor of the Naguillan Christian Multi-Purpose
Cooperative (Naguillan Christian MPC) under the Agrarian Reform Community
Connectivity and Economic Support Services program (ARCCESS).
The
ARCCESS program aims to improve farm productivity, increase the CARP
beneficiaries’ net income and also sustain the farmers’ livelihood by improving
the organizational management capabilities of organizations being managed by
agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) through agri-enterprise development.
The
ARCCESS program is a government initiated activity in pursuance to the mandate
of R.A. 6657 (CARP), now known as CARPER (R.A. 9700) after the former was
amended and extended. It involves the participation of state colleges and
universities, civil society organizations, private institutions and other stake
holders aimed at providing a wide range of services to improve the performance
of agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) in terms of
agri-enterprise, access to markets, product development, ability to compete
with other businesses, and participate in economies of scale.
As
such, the Naguillan Christian Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Lallo, Cagayan shall
be receiving assistance in the form of provision and construction of common
service facilities (CSF), such as: post harvest facilities, truck, warehouse,
mechanical dryer, etc. It also includes the provision of financial management
trainings to ensure the sustainability of the project which will be managed by
the cooperative. The cooperative was recently visited by no less than DAR
Secretary Virgilio de Los Reyes sometime in November 2012 during the conduct of
the capability assessment of the cooperative. /cds
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| DAR Secretary Virgilio de Los Reyes at Naguillan Christian MPC in Lallo, Cagayan. (Photo by: DAR Regional Office 02) |
