ROXAS City – A farmers’ group in Tapaz town will receive a P4.3 million agricultural tramline system project Farmer’s Day on April 14 at the Capiz Gym here.
Agriculture Secretary Proseso Alcala will lead the symbolic turnover of the tramline project that will facilitate the fast, easy and cheap transport of produce from farms to mountains to the nearest road.
Provincial Agriculturist Sylvia Dela Cruz said the project is part of the 171.37-million agriculture projects committed by President Benigno S. Aquino III during his first presidential visit to Capiz last July 2011.
The project will serve about 150 hectares of an agricultural area in Barangay Daan Sur and Daan Norte in the municipality plated with cassava, camote, banana, special rice (aromatic) and other high value commercial crops.
“The tramline will also be an income-generating project for the group who will manage the project as a corresponding fee per kilo will be charged in the transportation of the products,” Dela Cruz added.
Aside from the tramline project, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will also distribute farm machineries and crop insurance certificates during the gathering of about 3,500 Capiceño farmers in time with this year’s “Capiztahan” celebrationin view of the 111th foundation anniversary. (ALEXLUMAQUE/PIA-Capiz)
