JAMINDAN, Capiz – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas partnered with the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) to promote high-value crops farming inside Camp Macario Peralta here.
Through the High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), DA Region 6 turned over assorted vegetable seeds, seedlings, garden tools, and pump and engine set to boost food security at the Army base.
“I𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬 𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘈 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘪𝘣𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨a 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩-𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘦,” said DA-6’s HVCDP focal person Jonifer Frades.
Frades also underscored that in support of the expansion of vegetable production areas in the region, the project would help the 3ID troops produce their food inside the camp.
The soldiers’’ headquarters had enough areas for planting vegetables, coffee, cacao, and other fruit trees, said 3ID assistant commander, Brigadier General Noel Baluyan.
“𝘕𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘬𝘢𝘺 (DA Regional) 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 (Remelyn) 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘪 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘯,” Baluyan added.
The Assistant Division Commander also expressed interest in cultivating mushrooms to intensify farming activities with the goal of ensuring food sufficiency in the community.
“We will always seek assistance from the DA. This is just the start of our partnership with DA, 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨,” said Baluyan.
The 3ID is also scheduled to receive a shredder machine. (DA-6/PN)
