NORTH COTABATO — DA’s Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD)-North Cotabato distributed farm inputs to 26 Farmer Associations with a total of 650 farmer-beneficiaries in Poblacion, Pikit, North Cotabato last May 9, 2018.

The activity was conducted in cooperation with the concerned Office of the Municipal Agriculturist and Barangay Local Government Units.

The total farm inputs received were: 423 shovels, 423 hand trowels, 423 hand rakes, 423 sprinklers, 1269  pakbet seeds in pack, 240 Urea Organic Foliar bags, and 123 Complete Vermicast bags.

The following are the 26 Farmers Associations which received the said farm inputs, namely:

• BALABAC FA
• BALABAC RIC
• BALATIKAN RIC
• BALATIKAN FA
• BALONG RIC
• BARUNGIS FA
• BATULAWAN FA
• BATULAWAN RIC
• CALAWAG FA
• CALAWAG RIC
• CATILACAN RIC
• CATILACAN FA
• DALINGAOEN FA
• DALINGAOEN RIC
• GINATILAN FA
• GINATILAN RIC
• GLI GLI
• INUG UG
• LADTINGAN RIC
• LAGUNDE FA
• LAGUNDE RIC
• NUNGAN VEGETABLE ASSO.
• PAMALIAN FA
• SILIK FA
• SILIK RIC
• TAKEPAN FA

In response, the farmer-beneficiaries expressed their appreciation to DA-SAAD and to Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol. ###

Writer: Jemiema Arro, SAAD Communications Officer