Food hub, trading post for farm products for Lumads to open in GenSan
Isidro Lapeña, the cabinet officer for regional development and security of Soccsksargen.||| |||buy cipro online with |||
Abrogar said in a statement the project aims to provide sustainable livelihood for members of indigenous peoples’ (IP) communities here and help them become productive and self-reliant.
He said it also seeks to contribute to the food security programs of the government and prevent the IPs from being lured into joining the New People’s Army.
“This will help address the problem of poverty in our communities, which is among the root causes of communist insurgency,” he said, quoting Lapeña.
TESDA launched IPEACE in parts of the region last week to complement with the convergence initiatives of local government units and national government agencies in line with the implementation of the “whole-of-nation” approach of President Rodrigo Duterte in addressing internal insurgency.
The strategy was provided for in the President’s Executive Order No. 70, which paved the way for the establishment of the local task forces to end local communist armed conflict.
For the development of the food hub here, at least 40 members of the Blaan tribe will undergo intensive skills training in agriculture, entrepreneur, marketing and financing to sustain their livelihood initiative.||| |||buy zantac online with |||
Cezario Joel Espejo, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Region 12 director, said the beneficiaries were covered by the flagship Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps.
He said officials of Barangay San Jose have allotted a one-hectare farm that will be used by recipients as production site for vegetables and other agricultural products.
DSWD-12 will assist beneficiaries in terms of community organizing and mobilization, he said. (MindaNews)
