GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan 19 (PIA) -- Some 61 farmers in General Santos City recently received assistance from the city government to help them recover losses from adverse weather conditions in April 2014.
City Mayor Ronnel Rivera along with officials of the City Agriculture Office led the distribution of seedlings to 53 farmers in Tinagacan village and 8 farmers from Batomelong on Thursday, January 15.
Farmer-beneficiaries, identified by the City Agriculture Office, suffered major losses in April after their crops were ravaged by strong winds, locally referred to as "ipo-ipo."
Merlinda Donasco, head of City Agriculturist Office, said the seedlings are intended to help the farmers restart their livelihood with free seedlings and fertilizers.
Seedlings distributed to the beneficiaries included 630 mangoes, 500 coconut, and 3,012 bananas. They also shared among them 100 sacks of organic fertilizer and another 100 sacks of complete fertilizer.
Donasco said, their office spent P299,000 for the assistance.
"The mayor asked us to help these affected farmers. For us, enabling them to start again is the best assistance we could give. It is more than money," she said.
Moreover, some 30 fisherfolk from Barangay Bawing and 55 from Barangay West were also given shallow water fish shelters (locally known as "payao") with the help of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
The project costs P200, 000.
According to Mayor Rivera, the project will ensure rapid restoration of depleted fisheries resources and at the same time will provide sustainable livelihood for small fishermen. (IJMLagare-Gensan CPIO/DEDoguiles-PIA 12)
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