CANDABA, Pampanga, (PNA) — The municipal government here is set to facilitate the distribution of another 22 hand tractors and one shallow tube well (STW) to accredited farmers’ organization.
The farm equipment were provided by the Department Agriculture (DA) as support to the local farmers and to the town’s agricultural sector in general.
Mayor Rene Maglanque said that he is happy with the continuing show of support of the DA as manifested with the various assistance pouring into the municipality.
Maglanque said that the initiative is a big help to the farmers as farm equipment and STW given are useful during planting and harvest season.
He, however, reminded the beneficiaries to properly maintain the equipment for the common use of all farmers in the locality.
With this, he instructed the municipal agriculturist to check from time to time the condition of the equipment and to make sure that conditions set for the entitlement are being observed by the beneficiaries.
Earlier, Maglanque along with the DA officials, spearheaded the initial distribution of five hand tractors and four STWs .
Aside from the farm equipment, DA also e awarded some 60 heads of native goats to identified individuals as alternative source of livelihood in the community.
With this, the farmer-beneficiaries lauded DA for the support.