CamNorte farmers to earn more via new 'salabat' processing facility
LEGAZPI CITY, March 5 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) expects a higher income for ginger and turmeric farmers in Camarines Norte with the help of a new processing facility in Barangay Maulawin, Sta. Elena town.
In an interview on Tuesday, DAR-Camarines Norte information officer Erleen Alvarez said the PHP700,000-worth facility has a processing and kitchen area under the Village-Level Farm-focused Enterprise Development (VLFED) project.
It will benefit 166 members of the Countryside Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CARBsMPC).
Sta. Elena contributed PHP300,000 worth of construction materials for the facility and DAR funded the remaining PHP400,000.
"The building facility was turned over last Feb. 29, 2...
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