The Department of Agriculture turned over more than P10 million worth of farm machineries to two farmers’ associations in Sagay City under their Rice Competitiveness Enhancement (RCEF) program, recently.
The Manara-Puey Irrigators Association and Colonia Divina Irrigators Association from Brgy. Puey and Colonia Divina were given P5 million worth of machineries, respectively, a press release from the Sagay City government.
Sagay City has been introducing new technology through trainings and hands-on farm demonstration of farm machineries. Mayor Alfredo Marañon III said this is part of our thrust on food security which is crucial especially during the pandemic.
Farm mechanization increases the level of farm activities, reduces labor costs and farm losses from harvesting to milling resulting to increase in farmers income, he added.
Present during the activity were Vice Mayor Narwin Javelosa, councilors Arthur Christopher Marañon and Perfecto Marañon, other city officials farmers from selected barangays, and representative from Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology-College of Agricture and DepEd-Division of Sagay.*