BUTUAN CITY, May 21 -- At least 28 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries' Organizations (ARBOs) are profiting from an ongoing weekend market program between the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) 13 (Caraga Region) and the SM City Butuan.

"The partnership allowed our ARBOs to directly market their products to the customers," DAR-13 said in a statement Tuesday. Products sold to the public include locally-produced and organically-grown fruits and vegetables, milled rice, coffee and cacao, coco vinegar, and high-quality artisanal handicrafts.

Under the program, the ARBOs are provided spaces in the mall area to sell their products every Saturday and Sunday from May 18 to 28. "In a span of two days after the opening, the ARBOs were able to garn...