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| Tandag City Mayor Roxanne Pimentel and Isabelita Ocampo of DA RFO 13 |
The said
project is the second MFT launched in the area and is situated in Barangay
Bongtud, Tandag City under the management of the recipient Tandag Boholano
Fishermen Association (TANBOFISA).
TANBOFISA was formerly a barangay food terminal
recipient with outstanding track record having won the Regional Search for Best
Barangay Bagsakan in 2014 and ranked third in the national level.
Recognizing its role in the community, DA Caraga
granted TANBOFISA an additional capital of P1M upgrading it into a municipal
food terminal.
Lucita Solis, president of TANBOFISA said that the
amount they received from DA will be used for the expansion of their business
mainly on rice trading.
“Hangyo ko sa mga membro nga makighiusa aron ta
molambo kay wala koy mahimo kung dili mo musuporta” (I am appealing to the
members for unity so together we will make progress because I can do nothing
without your support), Solis said.
Tandag City Mayor Roxanne Pimentel directed the
City Agriculture Office to closely monitor the project to ensure its success.
“Aron masiguro nga hapsay ang operation, ang LGU
magmonitor niini ilabi na ang financial nga aspeto” (To ensure smooth
operation, LGU will monitor particularly the financial aspects), she said.
To ensure steady supply of farm products such as
rice and rootcrops, the first MFT of Tandag under the Maitom Farmers
Association inked a marketing agreement with TANBOFISA.
Under the agreement Maitom MFT will supply TANBOFISA
of not less than 200 bags of rice and
other alternative food staples and vice versa TANBOFISA will supply to Maitom
MFT the aqua marine products.
Maitom Farmers Association President Ricardo
Fernandez said that both fisherfolks and farmers could directly benefit from
the project since they now have sure market for their produce.
“Dako gayud ni nga bentaha kay ang tanang abot sa
Maitom among paliton ug among isuply sa TANBOFISA, ang mga mangingisda pud sa
Tandag mahalin pud ang ilang mga kuha, so sure gayud ang income sa mga mag-uuma
ug mga mangingisda” (It is a great advantage since we will purchase farm
products in Maitom to be supplied for TANBOFISA, while fisherfolks in Tandag,
their catch will be purchased also, so both farmers and fishermen have sure
market), Fernandez said.
To date, DA Caraga had launched a total of 57
Barangay Food Terminals and 9 Municipal Food Terminals strategically located
across the region.
BFT is a community-based
food depot and distribution system offering safe and quality agri-fishery
products at low prices to the consumers through directly linking farmers and
fisherfolks to the consumers. (Aurell P. Arais/DA Caraga)
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