DA mamumuhunan sa sunod na agri-fishery generation para sa food security

DA mamumuhunan sa sunod na agri-fishery generation para sa food security

February 25, 2023 @ 10:10 AM 1 month ago


MANILA, Philippines- Tiniyak ng Department of Agriculture (DA) na mamumuhunan ito sa susunod na agri-fishery generation.

Ito’y bunsod na rin ng pagsuporta ng DA saĀ  agribusiness ventures ng mga kabataang Pilipino.

Sa isang kalatas, sinabi ng DA na natulungan na nito ang 3,000 kabataan, nagpapatibay sa kanilang aksyon para makamit ang food security agenda ng administrasyon.

ā€œAt least 2,955 young Filipinos have availed of the assistance and support for their agribusiness proposals under the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Youth Farmers’ Challenge (YFC) in line with the Marcos administration’s food security agenda,ā€ ang pahayag ng DA.

Ang DA, sa ilalim ng liderato ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., kasalukuyang agriculture chief, ay nagpahayag na ang suportang ibinibigay ng YFC sa pamamagitan ng insentibo ayĀ  para saĀ  food production-related enterprises.

Sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni PangulongĀ  Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., “theĀ  government is banking on the innovativeness and out-of-the-box ideas of the young Filipinos to ensure food sustainability as well as the creation of opportunities in agribusiness across the country.”

Ang tulong, magkagayunman, ay hindi limitado saĀ  financial support bilang ang “young farmers and entrepreneurs” ay maaaring i-maximize angĀ  business development services, credit at loan access.

ā€œThey are also extended credit access under the DA’s Agricultural Credit Policy Council’s (ACPC) Kapital Access for Young Agripreneurs (KAYA) and Agri-Negosyo Loan Programs (ANLP), which they can use to sustain current operations and enhance production capacities,ā€ ayon sa DA.

Bilang halimbawa,Ā  isangĀ  urban farming group– Nama Microgreens– itinatag ni science major Eldrin Lee, Skyrene Bacalso, at kanyangĀ  kapatid na si Edriel, ang ginawa ang lahat para saĀ  YFC program.

AngĀ  Nama Microgreens ay nakatanggap ng P100,000 cash grants sa YFC provincial level, sinundan ng P150,000 halaga ng grants saĀ  regional level.

“The urban farming program built a ā€œsustainable food systemā€ which then expanded until they were able to have their Central Kitchen,” ayon sa ulat.

ā€œThe young agri-preneurs also developed partnerships with famous chefs in the country and are now supplying microgreens to various restaurants and hotels like Makati Diamond Hotel and the Sequoia Hotel in Quezon City,ā€Ā  dagdag na pahayag nito.

Samantala,Ā  ang YFC ay pinasimulan ngĀ  Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) ng DA, kung saan angĀ  enterprise capital ay pangunahing ibinibigay ng Office of Senator Imee Marcos.Ā Kris Jose