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SNAP, Banaue LGU restore abandoned rice terraces

2Aug

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SNAP, Banaue LGU restore abandoned rice terraces

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO BANAUE, Ifugao—With the successful restoration of abandoned rice terraces in their area, residents of Poitan village in this town look forward to their very first harvest this month. The restoration of the rice terraces was made possible through the Partnership in Uplifting upland Natural resources, Livelihood, and Assets (Punla), which began in 2018 and aims to protect and restore the Upper Magat Watershed and bolster its surrounding communities. An environment initiative of renewable energy solutions provider SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP-Magat), Punla is in partnership with the Ifugao municipalities of Hingyon, Mayoyao, Lagawe and Banaue. Covering the rehabilitation of 6.41 hectares of rice terraces in Poitan village, this leg of the Banaue is projected...

Food delivery app oneSTORE City takes root in Region 2

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (July 30)—The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has tapped an online application of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) called oneSTORE City in the delivery of food and other agricultural products in the region. DA-Region 2 Executive Director Narciso Edillo said the agreement between his unit and DoST-Region 2 seeks to strengthen the market linkage between food producers and consumers in the region. “This strong partnership with the DoST in Region 2 will surely strengthen the market linkages with enterprises in the Cagayan Valley region,” Edillo said, adding that with the strict social distancing protocols ushered in by the coronavirus disease 2019, many Filipinos have started embracing digital tech...

Apayao woman earns big from goat-raising

BY LEANDER C. DOMINGO PUDTOL, Apayao—More women in Northern Luzon have engaged in livestock farming. Lorie Gatiw-an, Dur-as Farmer’s Association (DFA) member in Barangay Aga in this town, recently sold her four farm-raised bucks for P25,500, enabling her to buy rice and other basic needs for her family. She said the goats were offspring of the does provided by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Cordillera Administrative Region to their association under the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) program in 2017. The SAAD program, coined after the Visayan word “saad,” which means promise, was a locally funded program of the DA intended to help alleviate poverty among the marginalized in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. It was part of President Rodrigo ...