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Facing Poverty, Bringing Prosperity (Snippets from the field – Northern Samar)
Poverty incidence among population in the province of Northern Samar significantly improved in year 2015 and 2018. From 59.9 percent in 2015, it dipped to 34.0 percent, or a remarkable decline of 25.9% (PSA, 2020). Also, poverty incidence among families showed a notable decrease from 51.5 percent in 2015 to 27. 4 percent in 2018. In other words, one out of every four families had improved their economic status.
SAAD: Staring poverty in the face
When a province is selected as beneficiary of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program, it is presumed that many families belonging to the ‘poorest of the poor’ live there. It is for this reason that when the program started in 2016, the three Samar provinces automatically qualified for assistance through livelihood interventions and agricultural projects because poverty incidence in these areas was at an all–time high.
Pancrasio E. Cascas: In farming, age is just a number
Who says in being old one becomes weak and dull? Change the mindset of this fine, elderly man, 72 year–old Pancrasio E. Cascas, also known as Tatay Lolong. At an early age, he started helping his father till their land. Being a member of the United Farmers Association of Pangi (UFAP) in Libagon, Southern Leyte, he agreed to utilize the parcel of his inherited land for UFAP’s project with DA–SAAD Program. If the area where the hogstel will be built is the only factor so the association can avail of the Swine Fattening Project, it did not make him think twice to sign the usufruct agreement allowing UFAP to use the land. For him, it is just but proper to maximize the offer of the government than losing the opportunity.
BACO: A rising agri-coop in the east
Who says that there is no "millionaire farmers’ cooperative" in Eastern Samar?
Hybrid rice: A game changer in developing Leyte's rice farming
Through the years, our government has been implementing programs and projects to bolster the rice farming industry and transform Philippine agriculture into one that is sustainable, bountiful, and income generating, while at the same time our farmers enjoy the fruits of their hard work and beam with pride for being called as “food heroes”. Of course, this dream would not be materialized without the appropriate and genuine support from all stakeholders, including our policy-makers, and without the required change in the mindset of our farmers, especially on the farming technologies being used, and the adoption of quality farm inputs, such as seeds.
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