The provincial government of Negros Occidental headed by Gov. Eugenio “Bong” Lacson turned over checks amounting to P3,544,000 to the Nabinay Agrarian Reform Cooperative in Brgy. Daga, Cadiz City. The amount serves as the first tranche of fund transfer for the Negros Native Chicken Breeding, Production, and Marketing Enterprise under the Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Rural Development Project (DA-PRDP).
As the Lead Proponent Group, the Nabinay Agrarian Reform Cooperative, along with its two cluster members which are the San Juan Torena Agrarian Reform Cooperative and Mirasol Development Corporation Agrarian Reform Cooperative will manage the project centered on the breeding, fattening, and marketing of native chicken.
Six breeding houses will be constructed for 100 pullets and 15 cockerels per house.
Aside from breeding pens, an area for incubators and feed storage will also be established.
The PRDP is special project funded by the World Bank through the Department of Agriculture which aims to establish a modern, value chain-oriented, and climate-resilient agriculture and fisheries sector.
In partnership with the LGUs and the private sector, the project will be providing key infrastructure, facilities, technology and information to raise incomes, productivity, and competitiveness in targeted areas.
Also present in the turnover ceremony were Provincial Administrator, Atty. Rayfrando Diaz, and Provincial Project Management and Implementation Unit Assistant Head, Dr. Narissa Lemoncito, among others. # # # (AGPadilla / DA-RFO VI, PRDP InfoACE6)
