๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐
A landmark initiative aimed at boosting agricultural productivity and improving the livelihoods of farmers was launched in Sarangani Province. The ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ – ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ (๐๐ ๐๐-๐๐๐๐) ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ distributed a total of 420 ready-to-lay (RTL) chickens to three farmers associations in the municipalities of Alabel, Malapatan, and Glan on December 17, 2024. This effort marks a significant step toward empowering local farmers, enhancing food security, and promoting sustainable farming practices in the region.
The three recipient associationsโBulol Awang Farmers Association in Alabel, Muslim Christian Blaan Farmers and Fisherfolk Association in Malapatan, and Pangyan Market Vendors Association in Glanโwere each provided with 140 layer chickens. The goal of the project is to help these associations establish or strengthen their poultry farming operations, with the potential for increased income and food production in the coming months and years.
In addition to the chickens, each association received 35 sacks of poultry feed to ensure that the birds are properly nourished during their initial phase of laying. A follow-up delivery of 35 more sacks of feed is scheduled for 2025, providing ongoing support to ensure the sustainability of the project. This provision of both livestock and feed aims to create a foundation for long-term success, allowing the associations to expand their poultry operations and, over time, increase their production capacity.
The project is designed as a communal effort, with all members of the participating associations set to benefit from the resources provided. This collective approach fosters a sense of community among farmers and vendors, encouraging collaboration and shared responsibility in managing the poultry operations. The distribution of chickens and feed is just the beginning of a series of agricultural interventions under the SAAD Dose Program, which continues to prioritize smallholder farmers and local agricultural development in underdeveloped and underserved areas of the country.
Looking ahead, the poultry distribution project offers much more than just the promise of eggs and meat. It represents a shift toward a more resilient and self-sustaining agricultural sector in Sarangani, where farmers are equipped not only with livestock but also with the skills and resources to manage them successfully. This initiative is a significant milestone, but it is only one part of a broader effort to promote rural development, improve agricultural productivity, and create economic opportunities for the people of Sarangani.
“๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐’๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐๐ .”
