Manila, Sept. 18 -- A coffee processing center that will be owned and operated by a group of local coffee growers will soon rise in Barangay Casiklan, Las Nieves town in Agusan del Norte.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) 13 (Caraga) formally facilitated the groundbreaking ceremony of the processing center on Friday, indicating the start of construction.
The processing center will be funded through the Philippine Rural Development Program of the agriculture department with a total budget of PHP19,022,445.77 and will benefit the Casiklan Wheels Farmers Association, Inc. (CAWFAI).
"You can see that this processing center will produce world-class quality coffee and can lead to an increased income and improved livelihood," DA Undersecretary...