Prosperidad, Agusan del
Sur – Undoubtedly the Province of Agusan del Sur is the rubber capital in
Caraga Region but who knows it might become the rubber capital in Mindanao in
the near future.
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| Cutting of Ribbon of the Crumb Rubber Processing Facility |
A vision that is arms reached away with the
concerted effort of various government agencies.
Last July 7, 2015, a P26.5
million worth of Crumb Rubber Processing Facility was inaugurated and
turned-over to the Farmers Alternative Self-Reliance Multi-Purpose Cooperative
(FARSMCO) in Brgy. San Vicente, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur.
The said multi-million project
was funded by the Department of Agriculture - Mindanao Rural Development
Program under the Community Fund for Agricultural Development (CFAD) with
counterpart from the Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur and Municipal
Government of Prosperidad as well as from coop recipient.
Gracing the occasion were DA
Caraga Regional Director Edna Mabeza; Community Development Specialist Samson
Mate of MRDP Program Support Office, Governor Adolph Edward Plaza, 1st
District Representative Valentina Plaza, Mayor Albin Magdamit and other local
officials as well as residents of the area.
Mabeza said that the
establishment of the said facility is a manifestation that DA is now embarking
on total support to farmers to uplift their economic conditions.
“Ang panglangtaw karon sa
Department of Agriculture wala na ta nag-concetrate sa production, naglantaw na
ta from production to processing unya marketing,” (The vision now of the
Department of Agriculture is not merely on production, but from production to
processing then marketing), she said.
She also appealed to the
recipient to utilize the facility to come up with quality crumb rubber to make
it competitive to other parts of Mindanao producing the same.
Meanwhile, Governor Plaza said
that the rubber processing facility is a big boost to its flagship program
called Upland Sustainable Agro-forestry Development (USAD) in which planting of
rubber is one of the priorities.
“We had established our own bud
wood garden to have quality planting materials for our rubber planters in the
province to accelerate our program,” he said.
Arnaldo Silverio, FARSMCO chairman
said that the facility is a big help for their cooperative and vowed to take
care the facility entrusted to them.
“Katumanan gyud ni sa among mga
damgo, dako gyud ni ug ikatabang sa among panginabuhian,”(It’s a dream come
true, it is a great help for our livelihood), he said.
It was learned that the Rubber
Processing Facility has a daily capacity of 10 metric tons to produce crumb
rubber.
With the said project, no need
for rubber planters around the vicinity and neighboring municipalities to bring
their produce called cup lump to other regions thereby cutting additional
expenses.
They may opt to sell their
produce to FARSMCO or just bring it to the facility to be processed into crumb
with minimal fee only.
Crumb rubber commands higher
buying price of more than two fold for additional income of the rubber
planters.
Crumb rubber is ready for
processing into products such as boots, tires and other rubber related materials.
(Aurelius P. Arais/DA Caraga)
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