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TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte — The government is set to distribute 53 composting facilities worth about P18.5 million to farmers' groups and local governments in Eastern Visayas.
Leo Cañeda, regional executive director of the Department of Agriculture (DA), said the distribution of composting facilities would be in line with the nationwide program called Tipid Abono (Save on Fertilizers) Program-Organic Fertilizer Production Project of the DA.
The program aimed to encourage farmers to use organic fertilizer as a sustainable approach to food security, income generation and poverty alleviation, especially in poor regions like Eastern Visayas, Cañeda said.
He said around 120 composting facilities were earmarked for the region, with the initial 53 now ready for distribution and the rest, to be delivered here next year.
Armando Arcamo, regional coordinator of the DA's Bureau of Soils and Water Management, said the 53 composting facilities would be awarded to beneficiaries in the region during the launching of the program on Oct. 30.
He said the beneficiaries were either farmers groups or local government units, with a 100-hectare cluster in their respective areas.
Arcamo explained that some farmers' groups sought assistance from local government units because they could not put up the counterpart - a building where the composting facilities would be installed.
