NAVAL, Biliran, May 5 (PIA) The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in cooperation with the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) distributed 34 heads of female buffalo carabaos to farmer-beneficiaries of the Barangay Canila Farmers Cooperative for breeding ang milk production.
According to Jeson Sarsosa, coconut development officer of PCA-Biliran, each of the 17 qualified coconut farmer-beneficiaries of Brgy. Canila Farmers Cooperative in the municipality of Biliran received 2-3 heads of buffalo carabaos with forage of Guinea and Nappier grass.
All coconut farmer-beneficiaries were trained on proper management of buffalo carabaos.
As previously planned, the cooperative will supply carabao milk to Lico Agrarian Reform Cooperative, in the municipality of Naval, to be processed to other by-products for sale as their livelihood.