The Department of Agriculture in Lanao del Sur has opened four more vegetable production project sites for internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Marawi City.
The project is part of the early recovery interventions of the Department to ease the lives of displaced Marawi residents by giving them opportunities to generate income and address their need for nutritious foods.
It is being implemented in coordination with Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the municipal government of Saguiaran.
The additional sites are located in Barangay Sunggod (1.5 ha.), Barangay Bubong Punud (2.0 ha.), Barangay Panggao (1.0 ha.), and Barangay Bubong (.75 ha.), all in Saguiaran town.
Assorted lowland vegetable and Mungbean seeds were also distributed during the site inspection and briefing on nursery managament.
DA has earlier opened vegetable production sites in Brgy. Bito Buadi Itowa and Barangay Pantaon/Pantao Raya with 126 enlisted cooperators working over a communal 1.8 ha. area. (DA Lanao del Sur / PIA-10)
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