BUTUAN CITY, May 17 -- The Department of Agriculture in the Caraga Region (DA-13) handed over Thursday afternoon a PHP10 million project to a group of hog raisers in Agusan del Norte province.

In a statement Friday, DA-13 said the assistance under the agency's Integrated National Swine Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) benefited the Barangay Agong-ong Active Farmers Association Inc. (BAAFAI) in Buenavista town.

The project comprised a bio-secured facility with a perimeter fence, biogas, shower room, and feed storage. The group also received 300 heads of weanlings, feeds, and other zoological supplies under the INSPIRE program.

BAAFAI president Josefina Makiling expressed gratitude to the DA and the local gover...