TO help farmers transport their products and boost their income, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said it has recently turned over delivery trucks worth P570,000 to 2 agrarian reform beneficiaries in Nueva Vizcaya.
The DAR said the trucks were received by the Greeners Multi-purpose Cooperative from the municipality of Bambang, and Villaverde Development Cooperative from the town of Villaverde.
DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III said the delivery trucks will help improve the livelihood of the ARBs in the province.
Rustico Turingan, OIC-Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II, said the trucks would be able to save time, effort, and money for the cooperative as it resolves their issue on the need to rent vehicles to immediately deliver agricultural products to markets and buyers on time.
“The trucks were provided through Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty program, a government initiative, which aims to mitigate hunger, ensure food security, and establish sustainable agriculture in the country,” he said.
Turingan added that under this program, ARBOs are also being linked to institutional buyers, government agencies, and other consumers to supply their agricultural products.
“We expect that these vehicles would generate more income for the ARBs, in the coming days. We believe that easy access to transportation means more delivery, and also the time saved in transporting their products can now be spent on enriching their farms.”