SIOCON, Zamboanga del Norte — Agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Lituban, Siocon are reaping the benefits of the Siocon-Lituban Watershed Convergence Area, a collaborative project under the National Convergence Initiative for Sustainable Rural Development (NCI-SRD). This initiative, involving the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Environment continue reading : Watershed Project Boosts Livelihood and Sustainability for Siocon Farmers

7,000 Convergence Area Farmers Received Pandemic Relief
Central Antique— A total of 7,163 farmers in the NCI-SRD convergence area received Php5,000 financial assistance through the Department of Agriculture’s Financial Subsidy for Rice Farmers (FSRF) program. Small rice farmers, who plant one hectare or less and are not covered by the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program, were automatically part of the DA’s continue reading : 7,000 Convergence Area Farmers Received Pandemic Relief