Manila, June 2 -- The Association of Young Agripreneurs of Ilocos Norte (AYAIN) has secured a PHP3.5-million grant from the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the procurement of two four-wheel drive tractors and one utility vehicle to boost their agri-business.

"This (grant) will benefit all members as it will lessen our production costs and we will no longer be hard up requesting for a vehicle when attending trainings [and] hauling our products to the market," AYAIN president Marvin Xavier Vea told the Philippine News Agency on Monday.

To secure the funding under the DA's "Enhancing Farming Efficiency in Ilocos Norte: Empowering Young Farmers Through the Provision of Farm Machinery and Logistics," Vea said they partnered with the San J...