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ILOCOS SUR, Jan. 18 Agriculture Secretary William Dar visited the Tobacco Block Farm model in Barangay Silag in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur to see firsthand the implementation of farm clustering in tobacco production and various projects under the Sustainable Tobacco Enhancement Program (STEP).
The Secretary saw on Saturday (January 16) the grown tobacco under the Tobacco Contract Growing System and had a tour with NTA Candon Branch Manager Cesario Sambrana in the farm area to see the implementation of the livelihood programs of the pilot farm, such as the Gulayan at Manukan sa Barangay, Beef Cattle Production Project, Improved Tobacco Seedling Production, and Curing Barn Assistance Project. He also had an opportunity to have a conversation with the local tobacco growers in a brief dialog.